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walked toward the conference room. As I passed Ryan, he reached for my arm.

“Emily, wait.”

I did not stop.

In the smaller room, Sloan removed another photograph. Different angle. The man’s face visible.

My stomach tightened.

“He’s dead,” I said. “That man died in 2016.”

Sloan watched me carefully. “According to federal records, yes.”

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