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."
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.
"We didn't change the world," Harold noted, lighting a cigarette. Burt met Harold Woodman at a rain-slicked pier in New Jersey
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.
Valerie looked at the empty film canisters. "The titles are still available, boys. We just have to make sure the right people are holding the pen." She’s found something in the Hollywood backlots that
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."
"No," Burt smiled, adjusting his eye. "But we gave it a better ending for today." The year was 1938
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.