Sam visited the following morning with coffee and a request.

“Before you show me anything, I need you to decide what you want to learn.

I’m not going into anyone else’s accounts or pretending I can see things I can’t.

But your bank records, your property documents, and anything you legally possess?

We can organize those.”

“I want to know whether I gave away everything I earned.”

He looked at me kindly.

“And I want you to know the answer without someone else telling you what to think.”