DOMINIC
"She was invited as a presenter," James said. "Your mother approved the list."
I set down the programme for the Ashford Hotels corporate event. The one with Sienna Hart's name on the third page under guest speakers.
"When was the list approved?" I said.
"Three weeks ago." James looked at me carefully. "Before you would have had reason to flag it."
Three weeks ago Elena and I had been in the quietest stretch of the past month — the managed stretch, the one I had been watching without commenting on. If I had seen the list three weeks ago, I would not have thought to remove a name. Now I was thinking about it.
"It's already printed," James said.
"I know."
"If you pull her from the programme last minute—"
"It makes a statement," I said. "I know that too." I picked up the progr
