Chapter 7: The Implacable Judgment
The painting on its stretcher
Visnei had skipped the country to parts unknown. All other copies of the trial documents had been shredded. Only Dowding’s foresight had saved what remained.
The painting sat in Bob’s gallery, its provenance connected to a fugitive. Was this a cloud or a credential? In the art world, a painting’s history can be both burden and blessing.
Bob continued his research, piecing together fragments of the painting’s past—each discovery leading to another question, each answer opening a new door.
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