THE TOWERS FAMILY SAGA EPISODE 50 The day of the board's final end arrived in a flurry of papers. The Towers name was stricken from the public record. James sat in his cubicle and watched the final trade. The assets were gone, sent to the victims. The company was a ghost that no longer held any power. Robert sat in the yard, watching birds. He knew the news. He knew the board was finished. He felt a strange joy in his tired chest. He had dismantled the monster he made. The fallout was over. The ground was level. "You did it, Towers," the guard said, handing him a letter. It was from the EPA. They acknowledged his cooperation. It wasn't a pardon. It was a fact. Robert put the letter in his pocket. He looked at the window, at the blue. He knew he still had years to serve. But he also knew he was the only free man in the building. Minnie sat in the condo, looking at the Family Rule book. She wrote the final entry for the year. The Towers fell. The people stand. She closed the book and looked at Bella. The empire was a memory now. The future was blank. She looked at the window, at the park. She saw her children living lives that weren't lies. Legacy. The honesty had saved the only thing worth saving. The fallout was the rain that cleared the air for the next generation to breathe. Minnie smiled. The saga was over. The life began. My books and screenplays: www.boomlakeproductions.com Turquoise Software solartoys@yahoo.com