It would be three years before I learned what she had been holding.

PART 3

The wire transfer was my attempt to transform guilt into an accounting entry.

One hundred fifty million dollars, sent with the same efficiency I used to acquire a hotel.

I imagined Hannah would keep the money, buy a magnificent house, and eventually tell herself we had both received something fair.

She returned it before the end of the business day.

My banker called to confirm that the receiving institution had rejected the transfer at her instruction.