Late into the night, a slender envelope arrived discreetly at their table, delivered by Laurent himself. His face was unreadable; his eyes, a soft gray. He had a way of looking like he held a secret he wasn’t permitted to share, and yet he smiled as if that was the point. The envelope contained a single sheet of paper and a key the size of a flat stone. Written on the page, in a looping hand, were three words: "Midnight. Warehouse 12."