I’d told my favorite relative, Aunt Lauren, about my relationship with Casper. A week after the conversation with Vlad, she invited me to her house in the Hamptons and told me to sit down.
“So I have information.” she said. “Listen to this.” She turned on some kind of spy-tech recording device that looked like a sapphire brooch.
I should mention Aunt Lauren is romantic mystery novelist, Delia Blantyre. Delia is also known for her collection of antique and contemporary paintings. She is in the unique position of knowing Casper, while he has no idea who she truly is or that we’re acquainted. The recording was a conversation between Casper and Delia’s art buyer, Rosalie. There were sounds of clinking glasses and silverware mixed with muffled background conversation. I pictured a lunch in Ma
