One week.
It had been one week since Diane Reece put a gun to her own head and pulled the trigger.
One week since Katherine traded herself for Elliot's life.
One week since everything changed.
I was standing in my office at Marvin Industries watching the news... again.
"FBI Closes Case on Diane Reece Network. The Marvin Family Cleared of All Allegations."
The media's finally telling the truth. We were the victims, not criminals. The public opinion was now shifting in our favor.
The stock prices are now recovering, making our investors confident again, and board members have been calling to congratulate us.
The business was stabilizing.
But Katherine isn't.
I turned off the TV as I couldn't watch it anymore.
The personal cost of survival was something no news report can capture.
I find Katherine in what used to be her consulting firm's office.
The building was burned and destroyed, but she's here anyway, sitting in the ashes... literally.
"Katherine."
