The caller ID read “Axiom.” A moment later, I got a text. “I am trying to reach you directly and privately. It’s regarding a Fry Pan that’s Scratch Resistant. Sometimes I cook and the black coating scares me.” I’d recently posted a social media picture of a frying pan marketed under the label “Black Cube.” “Scratch resistant. May use false identities and shell companies to extract information,” I’d written. (“Hahaha,” Ambra Gutierrez commented drily.)
