I didn’t want my whole future to become an investigation of my past.

But I also knew the truth had to be faced before it could be put down.

PART 11

The First Hearing

The temporary hearing took place on a rainy morning.

I wore the navy dress I normally reserved for client meetings and carried a notebook rather than the enormous estate binder.

David had warned me not to perform anger for the court.

Answer the questions, he said.