Aryyah didn't go back to her hotel after leaving Petersons International; instead, she drove to a quiet coffee shop on the edge of the city, set up her laptop at a corner table, and continued working.

Claire and Jennifer had been exposed and removed, but the job wasn't finished, not while Brenda remained free and unprosecuted, not while the full extent of the conspiracy remained hidden.

She pulled up everything she had on Brenda, years of employment records, financial transactions, ...