Claire looked around the house. “No, Ethan. I survived.” She ended the call.

Lauren’s email held three verification requests. She forwarded them to Martin. Each one added another link between Ethan and the account. He had tried to separate himself from every company; now his panic was reconnecting him to all of them.

At 3:10 a.m., Natalie called Claire. None of us expected it. “Where is Ethan?” she demanded.

“Why would I know?”

“He said you froze the money.”

“The bank froze it.”