Charles brought the group up to speed with the information that had been coming in. “As you know, Avery is in Aspen, Sasha’s in New York, and Eileen’s in London. As you can see from all the blueprints Isabelle procured, the three offices have almost the exact same floor plan. Eileen planted a bug in the reception area to find out when the office would be clear for her to plant a few more, and Avery has already bugged the office in Aspen. Today he’s going to stake out the mysterious garage on Steinwood’s property.

“Eileen spotted a rather grungy-looking bloke leaving the office in London and took a photo. We ran it through the channels, and it turns out this person is a two-bit criminal named Jerry Hardy. Breaking and entering, shoplifting, and purse snatching. Also, several arrests for drug possession, to wit, pot and cocaine. It appears he has some connection with a drug concierge named Franny O’Rourke.”

Charlotte tentatively raised her hand. “May I ask what a drug concierge is?”

The women began to giggle.

Myra placed her hand on Charlotte’s. “Don’t mind them. They can be a little jaded.”

“Jaded? Us?” The sisters cackled with glee.

Charles cleared his throat and continued, “A drug concierge is someone who procures special orders for rock stars, wealthy men, models, designers. It’s one-stop shopping. They can get their hands on almost anything . . . heroin, cocaine, acid, marijuana, roofies—also known as Rohypnol, the date-rape drug—fentanyl, which is a synthetic opioid, crystal meth. It’s quite a menu. They also get a handsome commission, since money is no object to their clientele.”

“What kind of business would this punk have with Marcus?” Isabelle asked.

“Now, that is a very good question. Around lunchtime, Eileen followed Marcus from his office to his apartment building. He was inside for just a few minutes. She then followed him across town, where he went into a jewelry store. She couldn’t tell if he bought anything, but he came out with a wild look on his face. As she put it, ‘He looked like the Cheshire cat.’ He then went straight back to his office. She will be planting some bugs in Marcus’s office later. Sasha will be working on Corbett, who is out in Sag Harbor. Sasha spotted Corbett reading a Christie’s auction house catalog. According to her report, he had an expression of elation on his face while he was reading it. We need to find out what has enthralled both of these men so much.”

Annie chimed in. “I can call Victor at Christie’s, and Myra and I can pay him a visit when we go to New York.”

“You are going to have a very busy schedule,” Fergus observed.