It had been written before his disappearance.
His daughter had found it inside a desk drawer.
The letter was addressed to Victoria.
I don’t know whether I will be able to help you in person.
But if you receive this, please understand something.
I stayed quiet because I thought keeping my job was the same as protecting my family.
I was wrong.
Money can disappear. Positions can disappear. Companies can be rebuilt.
But when people in authority decide that ordinary citizens are beneath them, everyone becomes vulnerable.
Please don’t let them convince you that the truth is too expensive to pursue.
Victoria read the letter twice.
Then she placed it in the case file.
Peter was eventually located in another state.
He had left voluntarily after receiving threats and had been too frightened to contact anyone.
