Chapter 15 - The replica vendor
The replica existed.
Almost.
A vendor in New York had produced:
A sapphire-colored synthetic stone.
Diamond simulants.
Platinum-colored setting.
Not exact.
But visually convincing from several feet away.
Thayer ordered it through an intermediary jewelry concierge.
Price:
$7,800.
Delivery was scheduled:
Wedding morning, 10:00 a.m.
Courier had vehicle breakdown.
Delivery delayed until afternoon.
By then ceremony preparation was underway.
Thayer texted courier:
I need it before 2. Absolutely no later.
Courier:
ETA 2:40-3:00.
Wedding ceremony:
3:00.
The replica arrived at hotel loading area at 2:52.
But staff could not locate Thayer because he was already outside.
The package remained with concierge desk.
Later police retrieved it.
Unopened.
That timeline destroyed his claim that replica was only a hypothetical security idea.
He had bought it.
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Scheduled it.
Needed it urgently before ceremony.
