"Exactly." She heaved a sigh, more thoughtful than sad. "It was sorta the beginning of the end."

She'd told quite a few people about how her career had ended, now. Sometimes it was hard to keep track of who she'd told it all to. Either way, sitting here with Ezra now, talking about Brigham, she wondered if it could have all gone differently if he'd survived. Not much use thinking too much about it, but ... it was still an intriguing concept. Maybe, she decided, losing him had been a good thing in the end. Leaving the FBI had been the first step in throwing a heavy quilt of issues off her shoulders.