“The Crown Plaza Hotel venue contract requires an initial nonrefundable deposit check for forty-two thousand dollars,” Brenda said.

“But the routing instructions are irregular.”

I opened the folder and read the banking details.

“This payment does not go to the hotel management group,” I said.

“No,” Brenda said, laying out the facts plainly.

“The contract includes an unusual third-party administrative fee payable directly to Kingsley Logistics.”

Kingsley Logistics was the corporate parent of Douglas Kingsley’s lumber business.

Douglas was routing the wedding vendor payments through his own firm.