Is this a whim of Ms. Falter’s? If she had a last-minute change of heart, it would be inconvenient and thoughtless; it would also be an excuse to bill a whopping discretionary services charge.
Charelle looks pained. “It’s nothing like that,” she says.
She looks like she doesn’t want to explain.
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Ms. Falter was supposed to be introduced by Kenneth Graves,” Charelle says. Everyone knows of Kenneth Graves: formerly a Secretary of State, a philanthropist, skilled ballroom dancer, occasional guest on Sesame Street. A figure with charm and gravitas, but not political enough that anyone rants about him on talk radio.
Walking the line between being useless and being a target: that takes a lot of effort and a keen sense for public opinion.
“The resort staff found him dead on the floor of his villa. With his black tie on.”
