“My client gave Thomas Carter direct cash reimbursements for those exact tax amounts before his death,” Henderson said.

“Cash?” Daniel asked.

“Hand to hand,” Henderson said, sliding his silver ballpoint pen back into his breast pocket.

“Thomas deposited those cash sums into his personal checking account at the High Street branch.”

“Show us the deposit slips,” Daniel said.

“We’ll present those records as part of our formal evidence packet at the main hearing on December fourteenth,” Henderson said.

My father rested his broad forearms flat on the table, his gold watch band shining under the fluorescent lights as he fiddled with the metal clasp.