A SHADOW SLID quickly to the office next door, cursing her carelessness for a mistake that almost gave her away, as she stumbled in the darkness, knocking over the file cabinet near the door. Then, after waiting for the detective to leave, with a mixture of enthusiasm and excitement, she reached the hallway of the lobby, before anyone noticed her presence in the offices.
As soon as she found herself outside the auction house, she went down the emergency stairs to the main exit of the building. She found no one at the entrance, not even the receptionist. Without wasting any more time, she went out onto the street and went to where she had parked her car.
She took her cell phone out of her pocket and anxiously searched her address book for the name The Master.
A little later she was talking to the person who responded to that nickname.
— The Master? — she asked, hearing a voice on the other end.
"... I'm Azogue. Listen to what I have to say..."