In the headquarters' Records Room, Murphy was so startled by Carlo's appearance he kept backing away.
Carlo grabbed him by the collar, his voice raspy. "Where are the divorce papers? Where's everything Avery left?"
Murphy was silent for a long time, then finally pulled a document from the safe.
It was a signed and fingerprinted divorce agreement.
The date of signature was five days ago.
That was the morning of our wedding anniversary.
It stated that I voluntarily gave up all property of the Vitale family and transferred all shares of the Moretti family to Carlo Vitale without compensation.
Murphy said quietly, "Ms. Avery didn't look well when she came. She said if she couldn't come back, I was to give these to you."
"What else did she say?" Carlo asked.
Murphy looked at him, a fli
