Before My 19-Year-Old Son Died, He Donated His Heart to an 18-Year-Old Girl—Then Her Mother Handed Me a Letter: “Mom, There’s Something You Need to Know About Her”

Dead people can leave very loud secrets.

They cannot answer them.

PART 7 — THE ATTORNEY

Richard’s former attorney was named Howard Bell.

I remembered him.

Christmas cards.

Two dinners.

Once helped us refinance a property.

Apparently he had also been managing Richard’s private support arrangement for Maya.

I called him two days after the funeral.