Chapter 72

Thompson pulled out a seat for Josephine and motioned for her to take it. As she sat, she asked in puzzlement, "What do you mean it's someone I know? The only person I know from your section is Pearl." Pearl quickly waved her hand. "We're not talking about me here." Thompson hit the "play" button and swiftly grabbed the vase from the table. "See for yourself, Josephine. The security footage will answer any questions you have." The high-resolution security footage showed Pearl heading toward the receptionist on the first floor with a shoebox and asking her to call the courier service. The receptionist set the shoebox on the counter before dialing the courier service's number. Everything seemed normal up to this point, though the security footage confirmed that the receptionist had lied when she said she never touched the shoebox. Josephine was beginning to wonder if the courier service had switched out the shoebox when a person, whom she never expected to show up, appeared before t