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She looks at me.

I shake my head.

“You aren’t winning that argument.”

“I haven’t started arguing.”

“That is what worries me.”

Marisol tries to sit higher in the bed.

Pain crosses her face.

Sage immediately returns to her side.

“You should rest.”

“You need to know something else.”

“What?”

“Frank didn’t only hide the ledger.”

Kane stops outside the door.

Taylor turns back.

“What else is inside the bags lining?” I ask.

“A key.”

“What does it open?”

“I don’t know.”

“Did Frank tell you where he put it?”

“No. He said if anything happened to him, the ledger would lead us to the key.”

I look at Taylor.

“Get photographs of every page before we touch anything else.”

He nods.

Marisol grips Sage’s hand again.

“Frank said the key was more important than the ledger.”

“Why?” Sage asks.

“Because the ledger proves who was paid.”

Marisol’s voice becomes quieter.

“The key proves what they did.”

We leave two deputies outside Marisol’s room.