Midnight in Zurich

At eight o'clock on Monday evening, Julian Vance’s private Gulfstream G650ER jet climbed smoothly through forty thousand feet, racing across the North Atlantic toward Zurich, Switzerland. Inside the whisper-quiet luxury cabin of the aircraft, the atmosphere was a serene oasis of cream leather, polished burled walnut, and soft ambient starlight sconces. In the private master dining salon, a table was laid with crystal champagne flutes, fresh black winter truffles shaved…