Russell said, “Most of my fortune goes to victims connected to the files.”
Claire stared at him.
“Most?”
“Nearly all.”
Daniel sat down.
“That’s why the will wasn’t read.”
“Correct.”
Claire laughed once.
“So Emily
really wasn’t getting the fortune.”
Russell looked at me.
“Not exactly.”
I folded my arms.
“What did I get?”
Russell smiled.
“The farmhouse.”
I stared around.
“This?”
“And everything beneath it.”
The archive.
Margaret nodded.
“Legally, this property belongs to you now.”
My mouth fell open.
“You gave me the most dangerous thing you owned?”
Russell’s smile faded.
“I gave you a choice.”
“A choice about what?”
“What survives.”
The sirens were louder now.
Margaret looked at the terminal.
“There are two master commands.”
One button read RELEASE.
The other read DELETE.
Russell looked at me.
“Once law enforcement arrives, the choice will no longer be ours.”
I stared at him.
