He turned the page over, as though there might be something written on the back.

There wasn’t.

“The construction account was supposed to cover the business debts,” he said.

“She told me she took care of it.

She told me the house was free and clear.”

“The house still has a two-hundred-thousand-dollar balance on the loan.

She’s been paying the monthly bill out of her property management account.”

He laid the papers down.