The trust administration and accounting required their own terms and review.

Concerns about possible misconduct were preserved and referred to the appropriate authorities.

One financial entry arrived after the first four had been discussed.

It stayed flagged until sufficient records were available.

I learned to tolerate that blank space.

Not every unknown was a defeat.

Some were simply things not yet established.

At Rebecca’s house, I began keeping a calendar of deadlines so the requests would stop occupying every thought.