Early the next morning Lark picked up the phone to answer her father’s video call. His bright blue eyes were shiny as if he’d been crying.
“Hey Dad, what’s up?”
“You were right to suggest I send someone to verify if the staffer actually was out of state like she said. She did take the flight, but she returned home the same day on a different airline. She then flew back two days later, after she stole all the prototype details before flying back on her original return air fare ticket. Santiago’s team got me the video evidence proving she bought a ticket under her maiden name to fly to California. We have her at the counter.” He immediately dove into the file he’d sent her as if needing a distraction from where he was. He was sitting in the hospital room at Gracie’s bedside from the view
