The terminal stayed busy long after sunset.
Forklifts crossed between loading lanes. Sensors blinked above active routes. Dispatch monitors refreshed every few seconds with new carrier updates.
Inside the operations room, nobody talked louder than necessary.
Elena stood near the central screen reviewing outbound schedules.
Alexander sat across from her with three open files spread beside his keyboard.
Neither had mentioned the argument from earlier that morning.
Julian walked in carrying an old storage binder under one arm.
"You need to see this."
Elena looked up immediately.
"What happened."
Julian placed the binder on the table.
"I was reviewing archived trust correspondence from the reserve years."
Alexander's attention shifted.
"Why."
"Because the dates from the audit requests weren't matching the debt records."
Elena pulled the binder closer.
"And?"
Julian opened it carefully.
Old paper.
Thin pages.
Stamped copies.
Half the ink looked faded from age.
