He tapped the printout.

“That’s why the house is for sale by Friday.

Brenda can’t cover that debt out of her checking account.”

“So the sale is for Dustin.” I rubbed my right wrist.

“Not for her fresh start.”

“Brenda Prescott loves a fresh start the way a cat loves a bath.”

I almost laughed.

Then I saw the account number at the top of the printout, and the laugh went out of me.