The year was 1938. The pact made by Burt, Valerie, and Harold in the original "Amsterdam" had held firm for years, but the world was tilting on its axis once more.
They arrived in Los Angeles to find Valerie Voze living under an alias in a crumbling mansion. She wasn't making art out of shrapnel anymore; she was making it out of stolen government documents. The year was 1938
The trio realized the "titles" weren't just movie names; they were the designations of power. The industrialists had a list of who would be the next "President," the next "General," and the next "Traitor." She wasn't making art out of shrapnel anymore;
Their mission was a classic Amsterdam-style heist. They had to break into the "Vault of Titles" hidden beneath a legendary movie studio during a high-profile premiere. They had to break into the "Vault of
"We didn't change the world," Harold noted, lighting a cigarette.
Burt met Harold Woodman at a rain-slicked pier in New Jersey. Harold, now a successful lawyer but still wearing his scars like armor, looked at the film reel. "She’s in California, Burt. She’s found something in the Hollywood backlots that makes the Committee of Five look like a bridge club."
"No," Burt smiled, adjusting his eye. "But we gave it a better ending for today."