“That sounds like you don’t want a judge looking at the bank records,” I said.

“It’s standard boilerplate, Samantha.

The lawyers write it that way to protect the bank.”

I kept reading.

“This waiver includes all trusts, sealed deposits, safe deposit boxes, and insurance payouts.”

The letters were small and cramped, designed to make a person skip right over them.

I read every word in that paragraph twice.

He pulled a heavy silver pen from his pocket and held it out to me.