Marcus.
“What is her dog doing here?”
“She was left here.”
“For me?”
He pointed toward the top of the carrier.
A note had been taped there.
FOR RACHEL THE CLEANER.
I stared at it.
“Why would Vanessa leave her dog for the woman she just accused of stealing?”
“She didn’t.”
Marcus sat at the security console.
“Her husband did.”
He pulled up footage from 6:38 the previous evening.
Hours after I had been fired.
There were Vanessa and Richard near the elevators.
No audio.
But it was obvious they were arguing.
Vanessa pointed angrily at him.
Richard responded.
Then she turned and stormed away.
Richard remained behind.
Holding Princess.
Then he did something strange.
He looked directly at the security camera.
Not accidentally.
Deliberately.
Then he carried Princess into the service hallway.
Another camera showed him entering the security office.
A minute later, he walked out alone.
