In late winter Garrett faced formal allegations arising from his professional records.

He retained counsel and disputed parts of the account, while acknowledging in a separate written statement through counsel that he had allowed his sister access to procedures she was not qualified to manage.

The investigation would take its own course, independent of Iris’s divorce.

Priscilla was furious that he had stopped shielding her from questions.

She told him he had betrayed his own blood.

He answered that telling the truth about business records was not betrayal.