FLYNN'S POV Harrison let himself in at seven with Korean food and something tucked under his arm that he set on my kitchen counter without comment before opening the containers. I looked at the two cream envelopes. "No," I said. "You haven't opened them yet." "I don't need to open them. I saw your schedule on my email" Harrison pulled out two chopsticks and handed me one. "Sit down." I sat. He served the food with the practiced efficiency of a man who had been eating in my kitchen for fifteen years and had stopped asking which container I wanted because he already knew. I pulled the nearer envelope toward me. Torres Contemporary. Annual fundraising gala. Black tie. The date was two weeks out. I read the names listed alongside the event description. Vincent Torres. And below his,

