“Was that the eighty-million-dollar deal?” she asked.

“Yes.

A buyer was supposed to acquire three facilities from Whitmore Industrial Services.

The buyer stopped the closing when their due diligence team raised questions.”

“Then Dennis didn’t lose eighty million dollars because you noticed an inconsistency.

He lost a proposed transaction because the numbers couldn’t withstand scrutiny.”

I stared into my coffee.

For the first time since he’d shouted at me, the distinction settled in my mind as something more than a comforting idea.