My Five-Year-Old Grandson Called His Mother From Our Kitchen—Then Bank Records Revealed Where $41,200 Had Gone

He knew which appointment I was attending.

I had discussed wanting records, but I did not recall telling him the exact arrangements.

The knowledge raised another question.

It did not, on its own, prove how he had learned it.

I didn’t accuse him of tracking me or obtaining a secret message from the bank.

I had enough verified things to pursue without supplying a new theory.

“Tell me what that document does,” I said.

“We’ll deal with it.”