Why didn’t he just send Spectrum an engraved invitation?

From The Everywhere Girl Diaries – a work of fiction

Second week of March, year one

Dear Diary,

Wow, that Spectrum is good.  He did it.  He hit Rainbow Motors and no one was able to stop him.  The police are humiliated.  They had 24/7 surveillance and a guy on the inside.  Mr. Mallard is beside himself.  I think he’s been sleeping in the parking lot.  And the mayor?  He’s just pissed.

I blame it on Mr. Butler.  I think he was asking for it.  He ordered some fancy car (a Ferrari, I think) with a European custom rainbow paint job.  He wanted it    for permanent display on the showroom floor.  Why didn’t he just send Spectrum an engraved invitation?

So, last night, around 2 am, this quarter of a million plus dollar car blew up, taking the showroom and half the parts department at Rainbow Motors along with it.  Mr. Mallard says that preliminary reports indicate a device must have been placed in the car after it was delivered and inspected. The device was detonated last night, probably remotely.

The good news is that they have a person of interest – a salesman who didn’t show up for work today.

The bad news is that when I saw his face on TV, I recognized him.  The last time I saw him he was standing behind a potted plant in the Dubai International Airport.