Chapter 21 - The Unmarked Wooden Crate From Washington D.C.
Late on a quiet Sunday afternoon, as Arthur sat reading the Sunday edition of The Wall Street Journal in his library, the estate doorbell rang softly.
A courier dressed in a dark uniform stood in the foyer, holding a clipboard and pointing toward a heavy wooden crate sitting on the porch steps.
"Mr. Montgomery, this package arrived via diplomatic courier directly from the Department of State in Washington," the courier reported.
Arthur signed the delivery receipt and carried the crate into his study, using a crowbar to carefully pry open the nailed wooden lid.
Inside lay a heavy brass-bound iron box wrapped in faded green canvas, stamped with an old military classification seal from 1974.
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Resting on top of the box was an unsigned, handwritten note written on official government stationery that read:
“Arthur, your father never told you what was buried beneath the foundation of the Boston mansion during the summer of 1975... opened this box only when you are alone.”
