"I'm not 'most people,'" she said, placing a manila folder on the damp counter. "The board is meeting tomorrow. They’re deciding whether to bridge the gap or cut the cord. Everyone is talking about the numbers, the liability, the optics. But I’m the only one asking the question that matters."
Bob sat at the far end of the mahogany bar, nursing a lukewarm scotch. He wasn't a tall man, but he carried a weight that made him seem to take up more space than he actually did. In this small coastal town, everyone knew Bob, but lately, everyone was asking the same question. “What about Bob?” [S1E5] What About Bob?
It had started after the incident at the docks—the kind of mistake that costs a man his reputation and his pension in one fell swoop. Now, he was a ghost haunting his own life. "I'm not 'most people,'" she said, placing a
"What about Bob?" she repeated softly. "Not the Bob who messed up the shipment. The Bob who built this harbor from a pile of rocks. The Bob who knows where the bodies—and the ledgers—are buried." Everyone is talking about the numbers, the liability,
Bob finally turned his head, his eyes bloodshot but sharp. "And what’s that?"