The first scream cut through the music so sharply that several guests thought it was part of the ceremony rehearsal gone wrong. Crystal glasses froze halfway to lips, the violinists faltered mid-note, and more than a hundred elegantly dressed people turned toward the stone staircase of the seaside estate just as two security guards grabbed the thin arm of an elderly woman who clearly did not belong among the polished shoes and silk gowns of the afternoon wedding.Continue reading…
