surprised Adrian.
Graham walked toward the drinks cabinet.
He poured water.
Not whiskey.
“Daniel identified a genuine discrepancy,” he said.
Adrian felt his heartbeat increase.
“What discrepancy?”
“A load distribution model.”
“And?”
“And subsequent testing showed that the original calculation should have been revised.”
“So Daniel was right.”
“Partially.”
“Was he fired for being right?”
Graham turned.
“No.”
“Then why?”
“Because Daniel stopped trusting anyone.”
The rain tapped gently against the library windows.
Graham continued.
“He believed the problem was being concealed deliberately.”
“Was it?”
“No.”
Adrian watched him.
“Why did eight Rivergate engineering reports disappear from the archive?”
Graham’s face became still.
“Eight?”
“Files 4374 through 4380.”
“That was four years ago.”
“The system doesn’t accidentally skip eight reports.”
Graham set down his glass.
“Some material was transferred to legal custody after Daniel’s death.”
“Arthur’s custody?”
“I assume so.”
“You assume?”
“Adrian, I have not reviewed Rivergate records in
