I didn’t confront Daniel again. Instead, I scheduled a meeting with a family-law attorney named Tanya Brooks. A coworker who’d gone through a hard divorce once described Tanya as “the calmest frightening person I have ever met.”

Chapter 4 — Facts First

Tanya’s office was in a brick building near downtown Raleigh. She wore a charcoal suit, listened without interrupting, and asked for dates instead of emotions.

“Do you want a divorce?” she asked.

“I don’t know.”

“Do you believe your husband may be transferring marital or business assets without your knowledge?”

“Yes.”