Chapter 11Finnigan's primary offices had originally been located near the base of the Wharton Mountains, but after his father returned to the UK and Finnigan purchased several other firms around Wharton County, he opened an additional office. Even though he much preferred the mountain escape, his new one occupied a historic building in the Wharton County downtown district. Smack dab between an exquisite modern art gallery and an antique shop specializing in early American, he preferred to blend in with the neighborhood rather than stand out. A line of beautiful dogwood trees obscured his unassuming front door, but they'd lost their foliage during late autumn. In place of the delicate leaves and flowers were architecturally stunning, graceful limbs covered with almost scale-like bark. A thi
