“Not when the divorce decree requires full financial disclosure of all marital accounts,” Edward said.

“Where did he get the rest of the money?” I asked.

“That’s what we need to ask Gary,” Edward said.

“Did Max pay cash for it?” I asked.

“Nobody pays eight hundred thousand dollars in cash for a house on Birch Street,” Edward said.

“Then how did he close the deal?” I asked.

“We go to Gary’s office at lunch,” Edward said.

I took forty minutes of unpaid personal leave at eleven o’clock and drove across town to the strip mall behind the grocery store.