Chapter 26 - The Man Who Voted for Me
It wasn’t Warren.
It was Gregory Shaw.
The man who had spoken passionately in my defense ten minutes before the vote.
Police arrested him outside his office.
Financial records showed Marcus had paid him nearly $180,000 through consulting companies.
Gregory had provided security schedules, archive locations, and internal access codes.
But the betrayal ran deeper.
Gregory had also been feeding Thomas selected documents.
Not false documents.
Incomplete ones.
Enough truth to make Thomas angry.
Not enough truth to show him he was being manipulated.
Marcus had created the perfect weapon.
A wounded man with a legitimate grievance.
Thomas sat across from me later that evening.
“I wanted to destroy your father’s name.”
“I know.”
“I almost destroyed yours.”
“You still might.”
He looked ashamed.
“What happens now?”
“That depends on whether you want revenge or truth.”
For a long moment, he stared at the floor.
Then he reached into his coat.
“I have something Marcus doesn’t know I kept.”
A key.
Small.
Brass.
May you like
Stamped with one number.
Six.
