The morning after Chen and Sarah revealed the full scope of Cletus's embezzlement conspiracy, Aryyah sat in Jackson's penthouse kitchen feeding Grace while formulating a dangerous plan that made her hands tremble even as she knew it was necessary.

"I need to go back," Aryyah announced to the assembled group—Jackson, Alex, Chen, and Richard Whitmore. "Back to Cletus's building, back into the relationship, at least temporarily."

"Absolutely not," Alex said immediately. "We've already ...