Kristy Gabres -part 1- ✭

A folder slid under her apartment door. No footsteps, no shadow. Just the soft whisper of paper on wood.

"Miss Gabres. My name is Julian Voss." The voice was smooth, unhurried, with the faintest European rasp. "I'm a curator at the DePaul Collection. I believe you're the person who exposed Councilman Hartley's slush fund." Kristy Gabres -Part 1-

She almost ignored it. Almost.

"They don't want the painting. They want what's painted underneath. The real treasure is the lie. - M.T." A folder slid under her apartment door

She hung up, walked over, and picked it up. Inside was a single photograph: a blurry shot of a painting hidden inside a shipping container, half-covered by a tarp. And taped to the back of the photo was a handwritten note in shaky script: "Miss Gabres