The board meeting took place three days later.
I attended because Margaret asked whether I wanted to give a statement. I said yes. I sat at one end of the long table with the contract, the program proof, and a short list of the work I'd done. I didn't bring the old photograph of Daniel and me. It had no place there.
He sat across from me.
No one spoke about the gala at first. The trustees reviewed the budget, the storage plan, the credit policy, and the proposed contract for Vale Audio Consulting. The company had no staff and no prior projects. Daniel had asked the trust to pay it to transfer and maintain the archive files.
He said the arrangement would reduce costs.
Naomi Price presented the trust's financial review. The proposed fee was higher than the cost of maintaining the existi
