Eli wrote Bram’s name at the top of the page, then drew three boxes beneath it.
The first read WAREHOUSE SECURITY. The second read GUARDED BUILDING. The third read PEOPLE INSIDE.
Tessa took the pencil and added a question mark to each.
“I’m not saying none of them connect,” she said. “I’m saying we don’t know how.”
Eli looked at the first box. The public contract named Bram as a security contact for the warehouse employer. Jalen had testified that he heard Rell tell a clerk to use a lower threat rating. The hearing awarded Rowan and Ivo their insurance benefit without deciding whether the rating had been deliberately falsified. The inquiry’s records request remained pending.
The second box held the address where Eli had followed Bram. He had seen a guard check a list, refuse entry and direct Bram away. Bram had received a message and left. Eli did not know who controlled the building or why the visit was refused.
The third box was empty.
“I could ask him,” Eli said.
