Walking Away Clean

Meanwhile, across the city at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Harper answered every question honestly and conscientiously...

She didn't hide what she knew regarding the creative operations at Apex Studios, nor did she say a word more than necessary about what she didn't. 

Her demeanor made it abundantly clear to Agent Shepherd that she wasn't lying. 

Supervisory Agent Saul Thorne leaned against the cinderblock wall of the federal corridor, his gaze fixed on the door of Interview Room Four. 

His career in the Financial Crimes division required clinical detachment. But today, an uncontrollable tightness constricted his chest, and his mind was a mess. 

Harper had never mentioned Jude Lawson in front of him. Not a single word. 

He had never imagined that Harper, an indie filmmaker who preferred vintage thrift stores to corporate boardrooms, would have any connection to a corporate raider like Lawson.