You arrive in Gramado in early spring.
The trees are just starting to bud.
The streets smell like pine and woodsmoke.
You take the job.
Everyone hasan agenda
HOUSTON · GRAMADO
Small. Quiet. Beautiful.
The kind of town people come to disappear into.
The kind of place where everyone knows your name.
That's why you came here.
Kennedy & Kennedy.
Houston, Texas.
One of the most prestigious firms in the United States.
Respected. Decorated. Warm.
They hired you from three thousand miles away.
They never had to meet you.
That was the point.
No office. No coworkers.
No one to knock on your door.
Just a laptop.
Just a list of a hundred names.
Just a man in Texas who expects you to answer.
Even at three in the morning.
“Sometimes we need people out of the system fast.”
“I do expect you to answer.”
“Isn't she just so adorable?”
“He made sure no one would hire him anywhere else.”
“Honey, when something comes from Mr. Kennedy, forget everything else.”
“Or else.”
“We need someone to cover the phones Saturday.”
You can stop asking questions.Or you can find out what happens when you don't.
Everyone has an agenda.
His has a Houston address.
Welcome to Gramado.