Still, as we cleared the plates, I felt something like direction.

The inheritance had seemed like a weight dropped into my hands.

For the first time, I began imagining it as a responsibility we might share with others.

PART 11

In late winter Richard’s attorneys filed a petition challenging the trust.

Mr.

Bennett told me the news on a Monday morning, his voice steady and unsurprised.

Their filing alleged that Arthur had been vulnerable, that I occupied a position of trust, and that the change in beneficiaries had resulted from improper influence.