We met with Elaine present.

I described the invoices I’d seen, the warnings I’d given, and the limits of my personal knowledge.

The investigator asked whether Dennis knew of the discrepancies before the attempted sale.

“I told him some figures didn’t match,” I answered.

“I can’t tell you what he understood or believed after that.”

It felt oddly liberating not to claim certainty I didn’t possess.

For years Dennis had demanded that I take responsibility for outcomes I couldn’t control.