he who hesitates is toast

Stepping off the second of a multi-hour flight still perfectly pressed and without a hair out of place is a particular skill of Irma's, but she still needs to prepare for the auction itself.

Which is good, because they can set up camp in the suite of rooms they'd arranged beforehand with plenty of time to sweep for bugs and cameras and darken the windows.

"Clear," Sharon tells the connection at her wireless earbud, and turns to Steve. "Okay," she says. "Last run-through. Let's go through the checklist."