The company’s financial review took weeks, not hours.

An independent accountant retained by a group of investors examined records that Gavin’s management team agreed to provide.

Questions about the collateral proposal became part of a wider scrutiny of borrowing, investor distributions, and internal approvals.

I followed the process from a distance.

My lawyers handled requests directed to me.

I had no interest in becoming the person who secretly controlled Gavin’s company, nor did I want my daughter to inherit a fight I could never finish.

But the details mattered because someone had apparently counted on my signature without my permission.