Chapter 62

But that just didn’t make sense. There were still times when Colin felt a little niggle of doubt when it came to Grady’s sincerity. But at most, he thought that was an act to convince people to like him, not part of a larger scheme to steal their money. Colin wanted to hide in his cubicle for the rest of the afternoon and mull over this problem, reliving every single exchange, every second they spent together, to see if something just didn’t add up. But Leon was expecting Colin to return his call, and he couldn’t hide from the reality of what he had to do.

Grady waved him in when he knocked. “No, really, I’m going to hold you to that,” he said to whoever he was speaking to on the phone. “I’m a little tenacious that way.” He laughed. “All right, I’ll see you then. Bye.” He hung up with a shake of his head. “Theater people have got to be most unorganized people on the planet. Remind me of that the next time I think a play is a great fundraising idea.”