five.”
“I know.” His voice sounded strained. “Just come as soon as you can.”
“Can you come in?”
Twenty minutes later, I walked into Bellamy’s wearing yesterday’s jeans and expecting another lecture. Instead, I found Jett waiting beside table twelve.
He looked nothing like the dismissive man who had taken my money the night before. His face was pale, and he kept rubbing the back of his neck.
“What happened?” I asked.
“The cleaners found something.” His eyes dropped to the small plastic bag in his hand. “It was wedged behind the booth. They nearly missed it.”
A gold ring lay inside the bag.
He held it out but didn’t release it when I reached for it.
“I’m sorry about last night,” he said. “I should’ve checked the cameras. And after seeing this…” He swallowed. “I think you need to see this.”
Then he let go.
A gold ring lay
