DANIEL POV

The law office where I meet Lydia is sterile. White walls, glass tables, leather chairs that smell new. Everything chosen to be neutral. Forgettable.

Inside my car, I am sitting with Agent Sebastian, He briefs me before I enter. "Your phone will record everything. We'll be monitoring from here. If things get dangerous, say the word 'contract' twice and we'll intervene."

"She's not physically dangerous."

"No. But she's desperate." Sebastian adjusts his earpiece. "Desperate people are ...