For the first time all day, Linda moved.
It was tiny. A twitch of the hand. A tightening around the eyes.
Price noticed.
The closet held towels, blankets, cleaning supplies, and a cedar box full of old photographs. An agent removed each item carefully, then knocked along the back wall.
Hollow.
Linda stood.
“You have no right,” she said.
Price turned. “Ma’am, sit down.”
“You have no right!”
The agent pried loose the false panel.
Behind it was a narrow compartment packed floor to ceiling with sealed plastic sleeves, external drives, cash bundles, passports, and manila envelopes labeled in precise handwriting.
