Chapter 16 - Corporate Saboteurs Execute Their Plan at Midnight Tonight
Midnight cast long, menacing shadows across the empty limestone canyons of downtown Manhattan.
Outside the flagship Whitworth store on Fifth Avenue, a black unmarked van idled silently beside the curb.
Two masked figures slipped out of the vehicle carrying heavy crowbars and industrial paint cans.
They intended to deface the iconic glass storefront and smash the display case housing Elizabeth’s original green dress.
Arthur Vance, desperate to salvage his crumbling conspiracy, had ordered the retaliatory act of corporate vandalism.
As they approached the front entrance, the motion sensor security lights suddenly flooded the sidewalk with blinding white illumination.
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A team of armed private security officers stepped out from the covered colonnade, weapons drawn.
“Federal and state property protection detail—drop your tools and put your hands behind your heads!” the lead officer commanded.
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