Frederick did not go to law enforcement with the video. He did not call Detective Morrison or contact any federal agents. Instead, he drove home to Ivy and told her everything that had happened. He told her about Sandra's disappearance, about the discovery that someone had been stealing the formula, about the video message from the unknown person.
Ivy listened without interrupting, her face growing paler with each revelation. When Frederick finished speaking, she stood up and began to pace back and forth, her mind working through the problem.
"We need to think about this logically," Ivy said. "We need to consider who would have both the motive and the ability to do something like this. We need to think about who benefits from acquiring the formula and who might have a connection to Sandr
