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00:01I concealed my identity as Supreme Commander for 10 years for a classified mission.
00:07My aunt has arranged for me to meet my fiancé, someone I've never met before.
00:13The trust addendum, you have to meet Breton Keller. If you don't, your share defaults next year.
00:18Just go through the motions. I already booked your flight.
00:21Okay. The day I left, the base security officer reminded me my federal clearance required full encryption on all civilian
00:28travel records.
00:30I arrived exactly on time. I was checking in at the priority boarding lane when someone yanked me backward by
00:36the shoulder.
00:38Tell her I'm taking the spot. She gets the cash, she gets lost.
00:42I wasn't angry. I was just genuinely baffled. I looked her up and down, slow.
00:48What, you strapped with a bomb? Just saved the planet? No? Then get back where you belong. The line.
00:54She laughed in my face.
00:55On what grounds? I work for Mr. Keller. His time is worth more than you'll earn in your entire life.
01:01Forget a boarding lane. The Kellers could take the whole runway if they wanted it.
01:05I pulled out my phone and dialed the number my aunt gave me for Brecken Keller.
01:09I am your fiancé. I heard the Keller family can move heaven and earth. That true?
01:13A robotic voice came through the speaker.
01:15Hello. I am currently unavailable to take your call.
01:22I did not see that coming.
01:24Oh, you're putting on a show now? Let me see who you called.
01:27The woman in front of me snatched my phone the second she heard the recording.
01:31She looked at the screen. Her laugh got louder.
01:34Fiancé? You? God, you're a terrible liar.
01:38You can't even get Mr. Keller's private number to ring.
01:40Who do you think you're talking to?
01:45Check me in now.
01:47If you hold up Mr. Keller's business, your entire ground crew is out of a job tomorrow.
01:52The agent's hands were shaking.
01:53She looked at me.
01:55She looked at Kinsley.
01:56Her voice nearly cracked.
01:58Mrs. Kinsley, this passenger's priority access is registered with the FBA.
02:03We can't just...
02:04Can't?
02:06You know how much Keller Group pours into your airline every year.
02:11You can't handle one simple thing?
02:14Want me to call your regional manager right now?
02:17I watched this woman bully a staff member over her own convenience.
02:20My patient snapped.
02:22I grabbed her finger before she could jab it in the agent's face.
02:25Friend, you know what kind of people use this lane?
02:29You're the first person stupid enough to steal my spot.
02:36Oh, honey.
02:37She doubled over, clutching her stomach, cackling.
02:41Cargo pants, and you think you're military?
02:43Too much fast food rots the brain.
02:46Get a new diet.
02:47And I'm not your friend.
02:49I'm Mr. Keller's personal secretary.
02:51My circle does not include people who walk around in tactical pants like a costume.
02:55I nearly laughed out loud.
02:57All this drama, I thought she was someone important.
03:00She is a secretary.
03:01A crowd was gathering now.
03:03Murmurs started drifting toward me.
03:05Is she insane?
03:06Kinsley is Keller's golden girl.
03:08Last month, a TSA agent flagged her bag for inspection, got transferred to graveyard shift the next day.
03:13So she is a repeat offender.
03:14Uses her boss's name like a weapon.
03:16The irony was almost funny.
03:18I bled for my clearance.
03:20Earned the highest trust this country gives.
03:22And now some secretary waving her boss's name around wants to step on me.
03:26I let out a cold breath and hit back.
03:28If the Kellers are really as powerful as you say, how come they never taught you basic manners?
03:33Who are you calling an errand girl?
03:36I'll show you manners!
03:40Let go!
03:42God, stop!
03:43Hurts now?
03:45Your mouth was working fine a second ago.
03:47She was still gritting her teeth in pain, but I'd already pulled my strength way back.
03:52If I actually wanted to hurt her, she wouldn't have time to scream.
03:55The crowd was getting bigger.
03:57A few uniformed airport security guards started jogging toward us.
04:01Keep pretending.
04:03When I tell Mr. Keller about this, you'll see what happens.
04:06Sure?
04:08I'll wait.
04:12Behind the security guards came the terminal manager on duty.
04:16A middle-aged man with slicked back hair and a suit jacket straining over his gut.
04:20Miss Kinsley!
04:21What happened?
04:22Who was stupid enough to bother you?
04:24He jogged over, bobbing his head, fawning.
04:28He ignored me completely.
04:29Great.
04:30Another man who chooses sides based on the price tag.
04:33Kinsley, basking in the attention, found her footing again.
04:37Gary, is your airline letting just anyone use the priority lane now?
04:41This woman wouldn't move.
04:42Then she put her hands on me.
04:44Ma'am, priority lanes are for people of status.
04:47A regular passenger like you needs to get in the back.
04:50Stop causing problems.
04:51How do you know I'm not someone important?
04:54I suggest you verify with headquarters before you say another word.
04:58Verify?
04:59I've been here for years.
05:00I know what matters when I see it.
05:02That outfit?
05:03You probably don't make enough in a month to cover her hair appointment.
05:06Mrs. Kinsley is a Keller Group executive.
05:08If you delay her schedule, can you afford the consequences?
05:12So money and power mean you can steal someone's spot?
05:15That's your airline's policy?
05:17That's your airline's policy?
05:20Enough.
05:21Stop making a scene.
05:22Ms. Kinsley is offering to pay for your lane.
05:24And that's her being generous.
05:26Take the money and walk away.
05:28Don't embarrass yourself.
05:29Kinsley waved the cash in front of me, smug.
05:32You heard him.
05:33The manager agrees.
05:34Stop fighting it.
05:35Take the money.
05:36Keep what's left of your dignity.
05:37The two of them playing off each other, a perfect pair.
05:40I looked at their faces and let out a cold laugh.
05:43So this is your airline's idea of customer service.
05:45I'm truly impressed.
05:47Kinsley didn't wait for Gary to answer.
05:49She stepped forward and jabbed her finger into my shoulder with every word.
05:53Customer service?
05:55Please.
05:56Listen closely.
05:57Keller people get top priority everywhere.
06:00And when you grab me, my watch hit the counter.
06:03Limited edition.
06:04$50,000 in damage.
06:06I know you can't pay.
06:07But Mr. Keller's legal treat will teach you what consequences mean.
06:11Well, that's new.
06:12No one's ever tried to shake me down before.
06:14I smiled and nodded.
06:15Her expression flickered with confusion.
06:17Fine.
06:19But you'd better think hard about whether you can hold on to that money.
06:22Kinsley's face darkened.
06:25Are you threatening me?
06:27Gary rushed to get between us.
06:28But he was clearly aiming his words at me.
06:30Ma'am, I suggest you apologize and end this.
06:34Offending Ms. Kinsley means it's offending Mr. Keller.
06:37You won't have a place left on the East Coast.
06:40Oh?
06:41I raised an eyebrow.
06:42I'd like to see what the Kellers can do to me.
06:44That was the last straw.
06:45She lunged up, arms swinging at my face.
06:47A cold male voice cut through the noise.
06:50Kinsley, stop.
06:55Footsteps approached.
06:56A tall figure strode in.
06:57Impeccable Armani suit.
06:59The kind of cold arrogance that said, stay back without a single word.
07:02One glance told me this was Breckin Keller.
07:04He didn't look at me.
07:05He went straight to Kinsley.
07:07Brows pulling together.
07:08Gary said someone was giving you trouble.
07:09I was nearby.
07:11Flew in.
07:11It's nothing.
07:12Some country woman bumped into me.
07:15The arrogance on Kinsley's face melted into something softer.
07:18Almost wounded.
07:19Oh.
07:20She also said she's your fiancé.
07:22Fiancé?
07:23Confusion flickered across Breckin Keller's face.
07:26His eyes moved like a cold, precise scanner.
07:28Up, down.
07:29Disgust undisguised.
07:31You're Riley Wilson.
07:32It wasn't a question.
07:33He looked away before I could answer.
07:35Like he'd finished examining a disappointing exhibit.
07:38Fine.
07:39We've met.
07:40The terms are fulfilled.
07:42Tell your lawyers it's not a match.
07:44Find another way to handle the trust.
07:45Mr. Keller.
07:46Kinsley's eyes went wide.
07:48She really is your fiancé?
07:50Breckin Keller gave a flat grunt.
07:51He clearly hated admitting it.
07:53He leaned close to Kinsley and lowered his voice.
07:55It's some godforsaken amendment my father signed.
07:58Should have been voided years ago.
08:00My wife needs to attend board meetings and galas with me.
08:03Not this smelling like training gear.
08:05Probably can't even get into a decent restaurant.
08:08Clawing at the Keller name with some decades-old document.
08:11Pathetic.
08:12I watched him.
08:13Birds of a feather.
08:14A boss and his secretary.
08:15I found myself curious.
08:16What would this man's face look like when he realized who he'd just dismissed?
08:23Mr. Keller.
08:24Did no one brief you on my background before you got here?
08:27I don't care about your background.
08:29Compared to the Kellers, everyone's small-time.
08:32Listen closely.
08:33I have no interest in you.
08:35Go home.
08:36Deal with the adoption.
08:37Don't cling.
08:38I raised an eyebrow.
08:39Mentally, I ran a quick comparison of Wilson Industries market cap versus Keller groups.
08:45Who was richer than who?
08:46Hard to say.
08:46Kinsley saw my faint smile and assumed I was swooning over Breckin Keller.
08:50She jumped in.
08:51You heard Mr. Keller.
08:53Get lost.
08:55Gary, remove her from the priority list.
08:57She's banned from this airline's priority lanes permanently.
09:01Yes, yes.
09:02Miss Kinsley.
09:03I'll handle it right away.
09:04Kinsley was basking in the obedience.
09:06She'd already forgotten her twisted wrist.
09:08The smugness was back.
09:09You see that?
09:11That's Keller power.
09:13But since you look so pathetic, I'll be generous.
09:15Pay the repair fee.
09:17Then we're done.
09:18Otherwise, try me.
09:20I watched her savor her petty victory.
09:22I wasn't angry.
09:23I was entertained.
09:24I pulled out my phone.
09:25Slowly.
09:26Right in front of them.
09:28Senator Carter?
09:30Someone's trying to revoke my priority access?
09:32How should I handle this?
09:35Wait for me.
09:39Who the hell gave them the nerve to touch your security clearance?
09:44She also says I scratched her limited edition watch.
09:48Once 50,000.
09:4950,000?
09:51Interesting.
09:53Which airport?
09:54Wait there.
09:55I gave him the name.
09:56He said two words.
09:57The line went dead.
09:58Hung up already?
09:59What, they heard 50 grand and abandoned you?
10:02Can't even handle that much money.
10:04And you thought you could marry into the Kellers?
10:08Delusional.
10:09Breckin Keller looked at me like I was something stuck to his shoe.
10:12Gary saw Breckin Keller's expression darkening.
10:14He rushed to prove his loyalty before I could cause more trouble.
10:17He bobbed toward Breckin Keller, fawning.
10:19Mr. Keller, this is our airline's oversight.
10:23An embarrassment.
10:24Don't worry.
10:26I'll blacklist her immediately.
10:28She'll never board one of our flights again.
10:30A shrill ringtone cut him off.
10:32Gary scrambled to apologize.
10:34He jogged a few steps away and answered.
10:36Regional director?
10:37Yes, sir.
10:38What can I...
10:39His face froze.
10:40The hand holding the phone started trembling.
10:42He kept glancing sideways at me.
10:47I knew exactly what was in that call.
10:49Senator Carter had always had my back.
10:51His endorsement was critical when I joined the SEALs.
10:54He never minded handling these procedural issues.
10:56For me, a girl who saluted in uniform at her mother's funeral.
10:59That wasn't just someone worth protecting on principle.
11:02She was a political investment.
11:03A war hero.
11:04The future face of a military industrial empire.
11:06He knew the math better than anyone.
11:08Gary hung up.
11:09His face was bone white.
11:10He looked at me with terrified, uncertain eyes.
11:13Every trace of his earlier bluster was gone.
11:15His voice was shaking.
11:16Ms. Wilson.
11:19I'm so sorry for everything.
11:22Just now.
11:23The IP lounge went silent.
11:24What are you doing?
11:26Are you insane?
11:27Gary.
11:28What is this?
11:29Gary straightened up.
11:30His face looked worse than if he were crying.
11:32Mr. Keller.
11:33The corporate office just called directly.
11:35They ordered us to restore all of Ms. Wilson's access immediately.
11:39And all requests from Ms. Wilson must be accommodated.
11:42Unconditionally.
11:44Bullshit!
11:45What access could she possibly have?
11:47Gary didn't answer.
11:48He just kept his head down.
11:49Sweat dripping.
11:50I toyed with my phone.
11:51Smiled at Gary.
11:52I did tell you to verify first.
11:54You really should have listened.
11:58Kinsley stared me down.
12:00Her face was a mess of disbelief and fury.
12:02She still wasn't buying it.
12:04Mr. Keller.
12:05She just knows a few people at the airline.
12:08Look at how smug she is.
12:10She has zero respect for the Keller name.
12:12If you don't crush this now, no one will take you seriously again.
12:16Brecken Keller's eyes hardened.
12:17His pride had been poked.
12:19Without a word, he pulled out his phone and dialed the airline CEO directly.
12:23I refuse to believe Brecken Keller can't handle a problem like you with one phone call.
12:27Smug and self-assured, he put it on speaker.
12:29He wanted everyone to hear me get humiliated.
12:31He stated his demand.
12:32Mr. Keller, I can't do this.
12:35Meaning what?
12:36Meaning Mrs. Wilson's file is tied to a federal security clearance.
12:39The Senate Armed Services Committee accessed it ten minutes ago.
12:43We don't have the authority to touch it.
12:44Gasps rippled through the room.
12:46Passengers who'd been watching the drama started whispering.
12:49Their eyes kept darting toward me.
12:51Federal security clearance?
12:53Accessed by the Senate?
12:54Who is she?
12:58No wonder Gary folded.
13:00They hit a brick wall.
13:01Brecken Keller's face darkened.
13:02He clenched his phone.
13:04His lips pressed into a thin line.
13:05You need to reconsider your position.
13:07Either Blacklist Group pulls every dollar of investment.
13:09Pick one.
13:09I shook my head.
13:11Mr. Keller?
13:12What's impressive about bullying a man just doing his job?
13:14Brecken Keller slammed the call off.
13:16His glare cut toward me.
13:18Riley, stop this act.
13:19I don't care what connections you have.
13:21On my turf, Keller rules apply.
13:23I arched an eyebrow.
13:24Oh?
13:24Is that so?
13:25I glanced at my watch.
13:26Timing should be about right.
13:28Senator Carter had texted me after hanging up.
13:30Right on cue, the VIP lounge doors swung open.
13:33Several agents in FBI jackets walked in.
13:35The airport security director was with him.
13:37I smiled at Brecken Keller.
13:38Really?
13:38I think I'll pass.
13:40How do you plan to end this?
13:42The security director led the group.
13:43He spotted me and rushed over.
13:45Tension written all over his face.
13:49The staff behind him stood rigid.
13:51Every face was tight with nerves.
13:53Ms. Wilson.
13:54So sorry for the delay.
13:56Kinsley had been waiting to watch me trip over my own lies.
13:59She never imagined this.
14:00Her face lost color.
14:01Her lips trembled.
14:02No words came out.
14:04Brecken Keller stood frozen.
14:06For the first time, something like panic flickered in his eyes.
14:09Ms. Wilson, is there anything else you need?
14:13I didn't answer him.
14:14My gaze drifted over Brecken Keller and Kinsley.
14:16I believe you wanted me to pay you $50,000.
14:20Mrs. Kinsley, you know what the penalty is for extorting a federal officer?
14:24Especially someone with my clearance level.
14:26Kinsley blinked.
14:27The flicker of fear she'd had moments ago vanished the second she glanced at Brecken Keller.
14:32Mr. Keller, she's really committed to this act.
14:36It's getting absurd.
14:37Riley Wilson, stop bluffing.
14:40Kinsey is under my protection.
14:42Touch her, just try.
14:43I looked at them.
14:44No hint of backing down.
14:45I didn't waste more words.
14:46I pulled out my phone and transferred $50,000 to Kinsley.
14:49The notification chimed.
14:51Kinsley glanced at her phone.
14:52The surprise hit first.
14:54She waved her screen at me.
14:55Oh, you actually paid?
14:57Smart girl.
14:58Good.
14:58I let my mouth curve.
14:59Now the evidence is complete.
15:04The words barely left my mouth before the lounge doors opened again.
15:07FBI agents and airport police walked through.
15:10They moved straight through the crowd.
15:11The lead agent scanned the room.
15:13His eyes locked on Kinsley.
15:14He held up his badge.
15:15His voice was calm.
15:17Absolute.
15:17Federal Bureau of Investigation.
15:18The crowd erupted in murmurs.
15:20The lead agent stopped in front of me.
15:21He gave a short nod professional.
15:24A hint of respect underneath.
15:25The agent turned to Kinsley.
15:27Captain Wilson, we received a report involving extortion of federally cleared personnel.
15:31This woman?
15:32Nothing major.
15:33She just shook me down for $50,000.
15:34The agent turned to Kinsley.
15:36He looked at her like she was already a case file.
15:38Extorting a federal officer.
15:40You understand this is a felony.
15:42The remaining color drained from Kinsley's face.
15:45She stumbled backward half a step.
15:48What are you doing?
15:51The agent signaled to the officers behind him.
15:53Two stepped forward and took Kinsley by the arms.
15:56Panic seized her.
15:57She thrashed.
15:58Let go of me, Mr. Keller!
15:59Mr. Keller, help me!
16:00Miss Kinsley, you have the right to remain silent.
16:02Anything you say can be used against you in court.
16:04The agent's tone was flat, like he was reading the weather.
16:07He glanced at me with a small nod of acknowledgement.
16:09Then he turned and walked out.
16:10Kinsley's shrieks faded down the corridor.
16:15Silence swallowed the terminal.
16:17Every pair of eyes was on me and Brecken Keller.
16:20Brecken Keller watched Kinsley get dragged away.
16:23Then he lunged toward me, eyes blazing.
16:25Right!
16:27You think connections let you do whatever you want?
16:29A nobody like you picking a fight with the Kellers?
16:32You've got a death wish!
16:34He yanked out his phone and dialed.
16:38The second the call connected, his tone shifted.
16:41The ice melted into something almost ingratiating.
16:44Dad?
16:45Hey, Dad?
16:46A deep voice came through the speaker.
16:48I caught fragments.
16:49Something about whether we'd met yet.
16:52Brecken Keller shot me a venomous glare and launched in.
16:54Dad, I was about to call you about this.
16:56Who did you set me up with?
16:58She just had Kinsley arrested!
17:01Over a boarding lane!
17:02What?
17:03His father's voice spiked.
17:04You let Kinsley try to take her priority lane?
17:11It's just a lane.
17:12Brecken Keller brushed it off.
17:14Then he launched into his version of events.
17:17Carefully twisted, Kinsley was just negotiating politely.
17:21I was the one abusing power.
17:23He finished with a demand.
17:26Dad.
17:27Blacklist her.
17:28Cancel every deal.
17:30Call off the engagement.
17:31Silence.
17:32Two seconds.
17:33Then a roar so loud I heard it clearly from six feet away.
17:37Are you out of your mind?
17:38Do you know Wilson Industries is our biggest investor?
17:41Our Series A funding.
17:42Our core technology patents.
17:44They hold equity in all of it.
17:45Seventy percent of our business is in their hands.
17:47I sent you to repair the relationship, not humiliate them.
17:49Are you trying to destroy everything I spent my life building?
17:52The old man's explosion nearly sent Brecken Keller's phone flying.
17:55He'd called expecting to throw his weight around.
17:58He was just now realizing the good life he'd been coasting on was bankrolled by my family.
18:03Panic crept in.
18:04But she's just some soldier.
18:07Soldier.
18:11Old Keller's laugh was pure fury.
18:15She's the youngest ops commander in JS Sod history.
18:18Her grandfather is a retired Navy admiral.
18:21Her mother was the heir to Wilson Industries.
18:24Do you have any idea who you just provoked?
18:27The information hit Brecken Keller like a wall.
18:29The color bled from his face.
18:32He stared at me.
18:33Shock and confusion warred in his eyes.
18:35The small-time nobody he'd dismissed.
18:37Her background was this terrifying.
18:39His father's voice was still roaring through the speaker.
18:43You listen to me.
18:44Go get her back right now.
18:46If this engagement falls apart, you can forget the Keller name.
18:50The line went dead with a slam.
18:52Brecken Keller stood frozen.
18:54His phone slipped through his fingers and clattered to the floor.
18:57The crowd had gone dead silent.
18:59Everyone was staring, mouths open.
19:01It took him a few seconds to recover.
19:04He sucked in a breath.
19:06Forced the panic down.
19:07Turned to me.
19:10Riley.
19:11Miss Wilson.
19:13I was out of line.
19:15I watched him.
19:16Said nothing.
19:17His eyes kept darting away.
19:19The proud head finally dropped.
19:21His voice was barely audible.
19:23Sorry.
19:24What I said before, don't take it to heart.
19:31I watched Brecken Keller's 180 turn.
19:34It was almost funny, but I had nothing left to say to him.
19:36I shook my head.
19:38Forget it.
19:39It's done.
19:41We met.
19:42The terms are fulfilled.
19:43I'll handle the trust myself.
19:45I turned to leave.
19:47Brecken Keller panicked.
19:48He rushed to block my path.
19:50Riley.
19:50All the arrogance was gone.
19:52Wait.
19:52This was all a misunderstanding.
19:54Can we just talk?
19:56His voice edged into pleading.
19:57I didn't stop.
19:58No need.
20:01Riley.
20:02His voice cracked.
20:03His hand reached for my sleeve.
20:05I was wrong.
20:06Just give me another chance.
20:09I didn't look back.
20:10I boarded the military transport waiting on the tarmac.
20:19I finally got home to Virginia hours later.
20:22My aunt was there.
20:23She set down her teacup when I walked in.
20:25So?
20:27How'd the meeting go?
20:28Did the boy cause trouble?
20:30It didn't go well.
20:32Her brows snapped together.
20:33Didn't go well?
20:35What happened?
20:36I didn't want to talk about it, but my aunt studied my face for three seconds.
20:40Then she picked up her own phone and called the airport security director.
20:44Five minutes later, she set her phone down.
20:46Her face was steel.
20:49He teacup slammed against the table.
20:52That bastard.
20:53Wilson Industries saved his company from bankruptcy.
20:57The contract terms were ironclied.
20:59And his son treats my niece like this?
21:01He's shredding the understanding between our families.
21:05Your mother is gone.
21:07But the Wilson family is not here to be bullied.
21:10He touched you.
21:11He touched the bottom line of Wilson Industries.
21:14She let out a cold breath.
21:15If he wants a war, he'll get one.
21:17Her fingers flew across her tablet, pulling up a file.
21:20Old Keller, that fox.
21:22Using the Wilson Industries name to land deals for years.
21:25I've had enough.
21:26I saw she was already handling it.
21:28I let it go.
21:31Now he goes after you?
21:33He's dreaming.
21:34The next morning, the financial news was on.
21:36Keller Group made the headlines.
21:38Multiple partners have terminated contracts.
21:41The group faces a severe cash flow crisis.
21:46I was watching the coverage when the doorbell rang.
21:48I opened the door.
21:50Old Keller stood on my doorstep.
21:52A strained smile stretched across his face.
21:54Behind him, Breck and Keller.
21:56Eyes red and swollen.
21:58Old Keller wrung his hands.
22:01Riley.
22:03I brought the idiot to apologize.
22:05I raised an eyebrow.
22:07Before I could speak, my aunt's voice cut through from behind me.
22:11Now you come begging?
22:14Too late.
22:18Old Keller's smile froze, but he was a seasoned fox.
22:21He recovered fast and pushed out an even more obsequious expression.
22:26He yanked Breck and Keller forward half a step.
22:28Mrs. Wilson, please.
22:30Let's talk.
22:31My stupid son doesn't know any better.
22:34Doesn't know any better?
22:35My aunt let out a cold laugh.
22:37She pulled a thick stack of documents from the coffee table drawer and threw them at his feet.
22:41Old Keller, you think I'm upset over children squabbling?
22:46We're settling accounts.
22:48Everything you've done behind our backs.
22:50The papers scattered across the floor.
22:52Old Keller looked down.
22:54His forehead beaded with sweat instantly.
22:56The documents were meticulous.
22:58Years of hidden asset transfers.
23:00Fraudulent public statements.
23:02Ironclad proof.
23:04This, this, Ms. Wilson.
23:07Let me explain.
23:08Explain what?
23:09Inflating your valuation used the Wilson industry's name?
23:12Running dirty schemes in the shadows?
23:14And then you dare bully my niece?
23:16You're lucky I'm not sending you to prison.
23:18Old Keller's composure shattered.
23:20He grabbed Brecken Keller, who was standing there like a statue.
23:24Apologize!
23:25Apologize to Ms. Wilson right now!
23:30Brecken Keller lunged forward, reaching for my hands.
23:33Riley, I know I was wrong.
23:35I was blind, the way I treated you.
23:38It was all Kinsley.
23:39She was the one stirring things up.
23:41Do whatever you want of her.
23:43Just don't let her ruin our family's relationship.
23:46I stared at him, cold.
23:48This man had been defending Kinsley to my face just hours ago.
23:51Now he was throwing her under the bus to save his own skin.
23:54Father and son, cut from the same cloth.
23:56I stepped sideways, dodging his hands.
23:58I backed up a few more steps.
24:01Sorry.
24:02I don't accept your apology.
24:04Old Keller's eyes went wild.
24:06He dropped to his knees hard.
24:08The oak floor thudded under the weight.
24:10Ms. Wilson, please have mercy.
24:13My aunt's face twisted with disgust.
24:15She pressed the call button.
24:16Two men in dark suits walked in.
24:18Escort these two off the property and notify all partners.
24:21As of today, anyone doing business with Keller Group is cutting ties with Wilson Industries.
24:29Old Keller thrashed as the security team dragged him out.
24:32His tailored suit was a wreck.
24:34Dignity gone.
24:35No, Ms. Wilson!
24:37Please!
24:38One more chance!
24:40Breckin' Keller looked even worse.
24:42He was still shouting as they hauled him away.
24:45Riley Wilson!
24:46Please!
24:49The front door slammed shut.
24:51The begging cut off.
24:53Silence filled the living room.
24:54Only the old grandfather clock in the corner kept ticking.
24:58My aunt let out a long breath.
24:59She turned to me with a gentle smile.
25:02Satisfied?
25:02I walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked down at the front yard.
25:06The Keller men stood outside the estate gates.
25:09Disheveled.
25:09Lost.
25:10Reporters had materialized from somewhere.
25:12Cameras flashing in their faces.
25:13I let the corner of my mouth lift.
25:15I watched Breckin' Keller cover his face, dodging the lenses.
25:19Yes.
25:21Very satisfied.
25:23Three months later, I stood in the top-floor conference room at Wilson Industries headquarters
25:28when my aunt pushed through the door.
25:30She had a copy of the latest financial paper in her hand.
25:32She spread it across the conference table.
25:34The headline filled the page.
25:36I scanned the article.
25:37It laid out the three-month disintegration.
25:39Shares down 95%.
25:41Old Keller cornered by creditors.
25:43His hair gone gray.
25:44Eyes hollow.
25:45What about Breckin' Keller?
25:46Heard he ran off to South America to hide from the debt collectors.
25:49As for his loyal secretary, Kinsley is serving time in federal prison.
25:53Fraud and embezzlement.
25:54I nodded, not surprised.
25:55A knock came at the door.
25:57Miss Wilson?
25:57Agent Henderson is here.
25:58An FBI agent in a dark suit walked in.
26:00He handed me a folder.
26:02Captain Wilson, the results you asked for.
26:04Old Keller was running plenty of illegal operations.
26:06Evidence is solid.
26:07I opened the file.
26:08Pages of documentation.
26:10The most shocking detail was buried in the middle.
26:12Evidence linking him to a corporate murder case from 10 years ago.
26:15My aunt shook her head.
26:16Karma.
26:17If I'd known he was capable of this kind of dirty money, I never would have funded him
26:21when he was going under.
26:22I closed the file and handed it back.
26:23Handle it by the book.
26:25Agent Henderson left.
26:27My aunt spoke again.
26:28Her tone was casual.
26:29The way you'd mention tomorrow's weather.
26:32The Camden boy is back.
26:34Just finished his PhD at Stanford.
26:36He asked about you at the charity gala last week.
26:38Said he's always wanted to thank you.
26:40You carried him to the hospital when he broke his leg as a kid.
26:43I arched an eyebrow.
26:44The little crybaby who used to follow me around.
26:47He's not so little now.
26:49Tall.
26:50Handsome.
26:51PhD in biology.
26:53My aunt lifted her teacup.
26:54Her smile had layers.
26:56He's running his family's biotech fund now.
26:58Could be a good direction for next quarter's investments.
27:01I let out a breath.
27:02Aunt.
27:03I didn't set this up.
27:07Mrs. Wilson.
27:09Mr. Candon is here.
27:10My aunt shot me a wink.
27:11She dropped her voice.
27:13That sharp, knowing smile.
27:14New investment opportunity just walked in.
27:17Don't let this one get away.
27:18I looked toward the door.
27:20A man in a simple navy suit stood there.
27:22Tall, broad, shouldered.
27:23Nothing like the little boy who used to cry every time he fell.
27:26But the eyes were the same.
27:30Bright.
27:30Full of warmth.
27:32Riley, it's been a long time.
27:34I took his hand.
27:35And I thought, maybe this time it really would be different.
27:40The sunlight was perfect through the windows.
27:44My life was just getting started.
27:47Camden's hand was warm.
27:49Steady.
27:49Nothing like the trembling grip of the boy who used to hide behind my legs at family dinners.
27:53You look good, Riley.
27:55Command suits you.
27:56My aunt cleared her throat loudly.
27:57The universal signal for I am still in the room.
28:00And I expect a private conversation to happen somewhere else.
28:03I have calls to make.
28:05Camden, don't let her scare you off.
28:07She only bites people who deserve it.
28:09She swept out.
28:10Closing the door behind her with a decisive click.
28:13Camden laughed.
28:14She hasn't changed.
28:16Neither have you, apparently.
28:18Still letting my aunt push you around.
28:20I came on my own.
28:22Actually, I came for two reasons.
28:24One personal, one professional.
28:26I figured I'd get the professional one out of the way first,
28:28so you don't think I'm using nostalgia as a business strategy.
28:34I opened the folder.
28:35A gene therapy platform targeting rare pediatric disorders.
28:39Preclinical data.
28:40Projected timelines.
28:41You're pitching me an investment.
28:44I'm pitching Wilson Industries an investment.
28:46You just happen to be the one holding the pen.
28:48I know how this looks.
28:50Old family friend shows up right when he needs capital.
28:53But I didn't come here for a favor, Riley.
28:55I came because your family's biotech division is the only one in the country
28:58with the manufacturing capacity to scale what we're building.
29:00And because I trust you not to let sentiment cloud a bad deal.
29:03I studied him.
29:04I had to admit.
29:05A good pitch.
29:09I'll have my team review it.
29:11No promises.
29:12Wouldn't want any.
29:13Promises without diligence are how people end up like Keller Group.
29:15I looked up sharply.
29:17He met my eyes without flinching.
29:18I read the papers.
29:20Everyone did.
29:21It's not exactly subtle when a multi-billion dollar company evaporates in three months.
29:25You have an opinion about it.
29:27I have a question, actually.
29:29The article mentioned an old case.
29:30Something from ten years back tied to old Keller.
29:32A corporate death that got buried.
29:34Ring any bells?
29:34My pulse ticked up, though my face didn't move.
29:38Why would it?
29:40Because ten years ago is around when your mother died.
29:43Camden's voice gentled.
29:45Careful.
29:45I'm not trying to open a wound, Riley.
29:46I'm trying to tell you that my fund does forensic diligent work.
29:49We trace corporate money for biotech licensing all the time.
29:51If there's a thread between Keller's old case and anything connected to Wilson Industries,
29:54I can find it faster than a federal subpoena.
29:56I sat back.
29:57Let the silence stretch.
29:58Ten years.
29:59My mother's death had always been ruled an accident.
30:02A car service malfunction.
30:03I had never once let myself ask what a coincidence like Keller in a corporate death in the same
30:08decade might mean.
30:09Until now.
30:10I said quietly,
30:11Send me what you have.
30:12Everything.
30:13Don't clean it up for me.
30:14Camden nodded once.
30:15I never do.
30:16Solemn.
30:17My aunt did not take the news well.
30:19I told her that evening.
30:20Over dinner, she barely touched.
30:22You want to reopen your mother's case based on a hunch from a boy with a PhD and a crush?
30:27He doesn't have a crush.
30:28She rubbed her temple.
30:29He has a folder, Riley.
30:31Men don't bring folders unless they're trying to prove something.
30:35Your mother's death was investigated.
30:38Thoroughly, I was there.
30:40I signed the paperwork.
30:41Was it thorough or was it fast?
30:43She didn't answer immediately.
30:45And that was answer enough.
30:47She finally admitted.
30:48There was pressure from the board.
30:50From your grandfather.
30:51Wilson stock dipped 11% the week of the funeral.
30:54Everyone wanted a clean story so the market would settle.
30:56I wanted a clean story so you would settle.
30:58You were only 17.
31:00My voice was steady than I expected.
31:02I'm not 17 in a clean story and I need a true one.
31:04She studied me for a long moment.
31:06Then she finally said,
31:07Fine.
31:08But we do it quietly.
31:09If there's something rotten in that decade-old case and it touches Keller,
31:12I want to control how it surfaces.
31:14Not the press.
31:14Not some junior prosecutor looking to make a name.
31:16Agreed.
31:17She reached over and squeezed my hand uncharacteristically soft.
31:21If this is real,
31:22it means someone let your mother die and called it an accident.
31:26I need you to prepare yourself for that, Riley.
31:28As her daughter.
31:31Camden's file arrived two days later.
31:33We spread it across my kitchen table.
31:35Financial records.
31:36Shell companies.
31:37A chain of holdings that led, eventually,
31:39to a private equity vehicle that had,
31:41Ten years ago,
31:42quietly acquired a controlling stake in the transportation company
31:45that serviced my mother's car fleet.
31:47The equity vehicle's parent entity was registered under a name I didn't recognize,
31:51but its secondary signatory was Old Keller.
31:54Three months ago,
31:55Old Keller on his knees in my living room,
31:57begging for mercy over a business dispute.
31:59I stared at the name until the letters stopped looking real.
32:02He didn't own the company outright.
32:04It's indirect.
32:06Deniable.
32:07But he had financial control over the fleet that serviced your mother's transportation the month she died.
32:10That's not proof of anything criminal, but it's not nothing.
32:13He knew who I was the entire time.
32:15He knew exactly whose daughter he was groveling in front of.
32:20Riley.
32:21I need everything on this fleet company.
32:23Every driver, every maintenance log, every insurance claim filed that year.
32:27And I need it before Old Kepler's lawyers finish whatever plea deal they're negotiating for the fraud charges.
32:31Camden nodded and reached for his laptop.
32:34I already pulled the maintenance logs.
32:35You're not going to like what's in them.
32:37The maintenance log for my mother's vehicle showed a brake inspection completed four days before her death.
32:43Except Camden's forensic accountant had cross-referenced the inspector's timesheet for that day.
32:47And the man had clocked out two hours before the inspection was supposedly performed.
32:52Falsified.
32:53Someone signed off on a service that never happened.
32:55Who was the inspector?
32:56Retired now.
32:57Lives outside Richmond.
32:58I have an address, not a confession.
33:00Then we get a confession.
33:03My aunt insisted on coming.
33:05We drove out together the next morning, past strip malls and gas stations, to a modest ranch house with a
33:10sagging porch.
33:11The man who answered Walter Griggs, 71.
33:15According to Camden's file went pale the moment he saw my face.
33:18You're her daughter.
33:19He said.
33:20Not a question.
33:22You knew my mother?
33:25I knew who I was inspecting the vehicle for.
33:27He didn't invite us in.
33:29He stood in the doorway, hands trembling slightly.
33:32I was told to sign off without doing the inspection.
33:35A man came by the shop.
33:36Company car.
33:37Nice suit.
33:38Said the brake job was already handled upstream.
33:40That my signature was just paperwork.
33:43Offered me $15,000 to skip the line and get the car back on schedule.
33:50Whose company car?
33:52Never got a name.
33:54But the plates were registered to a logistics holding company.
33:57His voice cracked.
33:58I've regretted it every day since I heard about the accident.
34:01I told myself it was just paperwork.
34:03I told myself brakes don't fail that fast.
34:06But they did.
34:08They did.
34:09I'm sorry.
34:11I know sorry doesn't fix ten years.
34:13I looked at this broken, guilt-ridden old man and felt none of the fury I expected.
34:18Will you say this to a federal investigator?
34:20On record, Walter Griggs closed his eyes.
34:24Yes, I should have said it ten years ago.
34:25Agent Henderson took the statement personally.
34:28He's sitting across from my aunt's dining table.
34:30This isn't a slam drunk.
34:32Griggs' testimony gives us falsified maintenance records and witness recollection of a bribe.
34:36It doesn't give us a name.
34:38It doesn't give us old Keller's fingerprints on the brake line.
34:43Then get his fingerprints somewhere else.
34:45That's what the forensic accounting is for.
34:47Henderson tapped Camden's file.
34:49This kid's work is good.
34:50Really good.
34:51The shell structure took my analyst three days to untangle and he did it in a weekend.
34:55Camden sitting beside me said nothing.
34:57But I caught the faint, please tightening at the corner of his mouth.
35:01The logistics holding company, Meridian Transports and Solutions, was 90% owned by a private equity fund.
35:09Old Keller?
35:10Old Keller's late wife filed under her maiden name, which means it's not technically his signature anywhere.
35:15But the trust of Fishery, upon her death eight years ago, reverted entirely to...
35:22Brecken Keller.
35:23Henderson nodded slowly.
35:24The money trail runs straight through the family.
35:26Mother to father to son for over a decade.
35:30The room went quiet.
35:32I thought of Brecken Keller weeping in my aunt's living room.
35:35Begging for forgiveness.
35:37Blaming Kinsley for everything.
35:38Does he know?
35:39I asked.
35:40Does Brecken know what that trust actually was?
35:42That's the question, isn't it?
35:43Henderson said.
35:44He's currently sitting in a rented villa outside Sao Paro, dodging extradition on the fraud charges from his father's company.
35:49If he doesn't know, this will be the worst phone call of his life.
35:51If he does...
35:52Then he's been performing innocence in my living room while his family's money bought off the man who killed my
35:56mother.
35:57Nobody answered that.
35:58Nobody needed to.
35:59Camden reached over under the table, and found my hand.
36:02We flew to Brazil three weeks later.
36:04Not officially.
36:05Wilson Industries had no jurisdiction.
36:08And Henderson's team was still working the extradition request through diplomatic channels.
36:12But my aunt had contacts.
36:14So by the time our plane touched down in Sao Paulo,
36:17Brecken Keller had already been informed that Riley Wilson wanted to speak with him.
36:22Anyway, he agreed to the meeting almost too fast.
36:25The villa was smaller than I expected.
36:27Brecken opened the door himself.
36:28No staff.
36:29No suit.
36:30Just a man in a wrinkled shirt who had aged five years and three months.
36:34Riley.
36:35His voice cracked on my name.
36:36I didn't think you'd actually come.
36:38I didn't come for you.
36:39I stepped past him into the villa, Camden a half-step behind me.
36:42I came because I need to know what you knew.
36:46Brecken's face went carefully blank.
36:49Knew about what?
36:50Ashford Capital Trust.
36:52I set Camden's folder on the small kitchen table between us.
36:56Your mother's trust.
36:57The one that used to own Meridian Transit Solutions.
36:59The company that serviced my mother's car float the month she died.
37:02The company that falsified a brake inspection four days before the accident that killed her.
37:05Brecken didn't move.
37:07For a long moment, he didn't even breathe.
37:09It's not possible.
37:11He said finally.
37:12But his voice had no conviction in it.
37:15Just fear.
37:15I have the maintenance logs.
37:17I have the inspector's sworn statement.
37:19I have the ownership chain, traced by a forensic accountant good enough to make federal prosecutors nervous.
37:24I kept my voice level, but it's still shaking.
37:27What I don't have is you.
37:29Did you know?
37:30When your father sent you to that airport to meet your inherited fiancé, did you already know his money had
37:36a hand in killing her mother?
37:37No.
37:38The word came out ragged, immediate.
37:40God no, Riley, I swear.
37:41I inherited that trust when I was 22.
37:43It was just a name on paper.
37:45Assets, liabilities, some logistics company I never looked twice at.
37:48I didn't manage it.
37:49My father's people manage everything until I turned 30, and even then it was just numbers on a quarterly statement.
37:53He sank into a kitchen chair, hands pressed over his face.
37:57Ten years ago, I was in business school.
38:00I didn't even know your mother had died until in two years that John came up and when he finally
38:04explained why the Wilson and Keller families had this arranged mess between them in the first place.
38:08He looked up at me, eyes red.
38:10You think I'd have walked into that airport and mocked you?
38:13Called you a nobody?
38:14If I'd known my family's money was tangled up in your mother's death?
38:18I'm cruel, Riley.
38:21I found that out about myself these past few months.
38:25But I'm not that far gone.
38:28I studied his face for a long time.
38:30Camden, beside me, said nothing.
38:32But I could feel him watching Brecken with the careful skepticism of someone whose job was untangling exactly this kind
38:38of lie.
38:38Prove it.
38:39Give me access to everything you have.
38:41I finally said,
38:42Every document, every account, every communication with your father about that trust.
38:47If you're as innocent as you're claiming, you have nothing to protect by handing it over.
38:51Brecken Keller closed his eyes.
38:53His voice broke entirely.
38:54Take it.
38:55Take all of it.
38:55I don't want anything from that family name anymore.
38:57Not the money.
38:58Not the trust.
38:59Not the legacy.
39:00He said,
39:01If it's true, if my father used that trust to cover up, then I want him to burn for it
39:06more than you do.
39:07Old Keller's plea deal on the fraud charges collapsed the week after Brecken handed over the Ashford trust records.
39:13Old Keller, charged in connection with fatal vehicle incident, ten years prior prosecutors.
39:18Alleged cover up tied to business dispute.
39:21My aunt found me there an hour later, still standing, still holding a cold coffee, she said quietly.
39:28You did what she deserved.
39:29Taking the mug from my hands and setting it aside.
39:32The truth, out in the open.
39:37It doesn't bring her back.
39:39No.
39:39My aunt's voice was gentle, in a way I rarely heard from he.
39:43But it means she mattered enough to fight for. That's not nothing, Riley.
39:47I let her pull me into a hug.
39:50Hey, you won't believe it.
39:53He didn't ask how I was doing.
39:54He just talked about a preclinical trial that had cleared a milestone.
39:58About a colleague's ridiculous conference mishap.
40:02Ordinary things.
40:03I told him eventually.
40:05You don't have to distract me.
40:07I know.
40:09I want to, though.
40:11Is that okay?
40:12I smiled.
40:13Yeah, that's okay.
40:16The trial took eight months to reach a courtroom.
40:19The jury deliberated for six days guilty.
40:21Old Keller would die in federal prison.
40:23Everyone in that courtroom understood that, even if no one said it aloud, I walked out of
40:28the courthouse into weak autumn sunlight, and Camden was waiting at the bottom of the steps.
40:32It's over.
40:33Not over.
40:34Just finished carrying the part that wasn't yours to carry anymore.
40:37Six months after the verdict, Wilson Industries closed its investment in Camden Biotech Fund.
40:43I made sure of that personally, sitting through four separate due diligence reviews, and grilling
40:47Camden's team on manufacturing timelines, until even my aunt told me I was being unnecessarily
40:52thorough.
40:53The night the deal closed, over a bottle of wine on the balcony of my Virginia apartment.
40:57You could have just said yes because you like me.
40:59Would have saved us both four months of spreadsheets.
41:02I like you, and I have a fiduciary duty to my shareholders.
41:05Those aren't mutually exclusive.
41:06No, I suppose they're not.
41:08He agreed, smiling.
41:10We'd fallen into something easy over the past year.
41:12That kind of steadiness I was beginning to understand mattered more than any grand gesture.
41:17I got a call today, from Brecken.
41:20Didn't expect that name tonight.
41:21He's trying to rebuild.
41:23Small biotech logistics startup, ironically, says he wants to build something that isn't
41:27built on his father's name.
41:29Asked if I'd consider a partnership.
41:31I told him I'd need to ask you first.
41:33Given everything.
41:33People aren't always just the worst thing they did, or the family they came from.
41:37If he's actually building something honest, vet it the way you'd vet anyone else.
41:40No favors.
41:40No grudges either.
41:41That's remarkably fair of you.
41:44I had a good year.
41:45Turns out it makes a person less interested in holding on to old fights.
41:49He set down his glass and reached for by hand.
41:51Riley Wilson.
41:52Least dramatic declaration in the world coming up, so brace yourself.
41:56I'm you led me back into your life.
41:59Least dramatic thing I've ever heard you say.
42:01I'm glad to.
42:05My aunt hosted the engagement dinner herself.
42:08Don't give me that look.
42:09Catching my expression as she rearranged the seating chart for the fourth time.
42:13The Wilson name doesn't do anything halfway.
42:15Not funerals, not trials, and certainly not engagements.
42:20Camden leaned toward my ear.
42:22Is it too late to elope?
42:26About 11 months too late, given the size of the guest list she's already sent invitations to.
42:30He laughed, low and warm, and slid his hand into mine.
42:36The dining room filled slowly Wilson Industries board members.
42:40A scattering of military colleagues who'd known my mother.
42:43Senator Carter looking entirely too pleased with himself.
42:46For someone who'd merely made a few phone calls a year and a half ago.
42:49Agent Henderson, arriving a little awkwardly in civilian clothes.
42:53Unsure whether federal agents were supposed to attend engagement parties for people whose cases they'd closed.
43:00And seated quietly near the back.
43:02Looking smaller than I remembered and considerably more sincere.
43:07I said to Camden.
43:09You invited him?
43:11He asked to come.
43:13Said he wanted to see that some good came out of all of it.
43:17Camden watched my face carefully.
43:19I told him it was your call whether he stayed.
43:21I crossed the room to Brecken, I said.
43:24Thank you for coming.
43:25Brecken stood, a little stiffly.
43:27Extending his hand.
43:28I know I don't deserve to be here, in the room where you're celebrating something good.
43:32I just wanted you to know.
43:34The startup's doing well.
43:35Small, but honest.
43:37First quarter we've turned a profit that isn't built on someone else's name.
43:40He hesitated.
43:41I think about your mother sometimes.
43:42I never met her.
43:43But I think about what my family's name cost her.
43:45Cost you.
43:47And I try to make sure whatever I build next doesn't cost anyone anything they didn't agree to pay.
43:53I paused for a while, then said simply.
43:56Good.
43:56Keep building it that way.
43:59I returned to Camden's side.
44:02To Riley.
44:04My aunt said, raising her glass, eyes bray.
44:07Who spent her whole life being underestimated by people.
44:10Who never bothered to check who they were talking to.
44:12And to Camden, who had the good sense to recognize her worth before the rest of the world caught up.
44:18Laughter rippled through the room.
44:20I caught Camden's eye, and he was already looking at me.
44:24I lifted my glass.
44:25To truth.
44:26It was held at the Wilson family estate in early spring, under an arbor my grandfather had planted decades ago.
44:34Your mother would have worn combat boots under the dress just so you know it's allowed.
44:38I hadn't worn combat boots, but I'd sewn a small strip of hen old service ribbon into the hem of
44:44my dress.
44:45A small private way of bringing her to the altar with me.
44:49Camden was waiting at the end of the aisle, and the look on his face when he saw me made
44:53every complicated, exhausting year that had led to this moment feel entirely worth it.
44:58Senator Carter officiated, having gotten himself ordained for the occasion with the same shameless enthusiasm he brought to every excuse
45:05to be useful to me.
45:06Agent Henderson sat beside my aunt, looking considerably more relaxed than he had at the engagement dinner.
45:12Even Breckenkeller was there, seated toward the back.
45:16Riley Wilson.
45:17When it came time for vows, his handshake.
45:19I used to follow you around because you were the bravest person I knew.
45:23I've watched you carry things this past year that would have broken almost anyone else, and you carried them, and
45:29you still made room for me in the middle of it.
45:31I don't have a folder full of evidence for this next part.
45:35Just my whole life, if you'll have it.
45:37I laughed, wet-eyed, and heard my aunt's soft, unguarded sniffle somewhere in the front row.
45:42When it was my turn, I spent most of my life being the person who solved problems.
45:47Clearances, missions, board meetings, family messes ten years buried.
45:53I was good at it because I never let myself need anyone to help carry the weight.
45:58You didn't ask me to put any of it down.
46:01You just kept showing up with your steady hands and your ridiculous spreadsheets until I realized I didn't have to
46:06carry it alone anymore.
46:07We exchanged rings under afternoon, light exactly like the light through my aunt's office windows.
46:12The day Camden first, walked back into my life.
46:15Later, during the reception, my aunt found me at the edge of the dance floor.
46:22Satisfied?
46:24The music shifted.
46:26Camden caught my eye across the lawn and extended his hand.
46:29I crossed the grass and took it, watching Camden laugh at something my grandfather said, sunlight catching gold in his
46:36hair.
46:37Very satisfied.
46:37Very satisfied.
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