But sitting in that imperfect apartment with my sister beside me and soup warming on the stove, I realized not knowing could also be a beginning.
The next morning, Daniel filed an emergency motion to preserve the contents of the Crown Ridge account. By noon, Judge Hayes had granted a limited order preventing removal or destruction of documents pending review.
By three o’clock, Crown Ridge Archives claimed there had been a sprinkler malfunction in the wing where Whitaker Holdings stored its materials.
Daniel called me with the news.
“No,” I said immediately.
“I don’t believe it either,” he replied.
“How bad?”
“They’re saying several boxes sustained water damage. Digital drives were stored separately and are supposedly intact, but we need independent verification.”
“Supposedly,” I repeated.
“I’m going there with a court-appointed examiner tomorrow morning.”
