One page described a debt-covenant review triggered by changes in the controlling trust’s administration.

The board could consider defaults already supported by company records.

It could not fabricate one.

Russell said internal reports suggested Faulkner Commercial Builders had breached reporting obligations months before I called, though no one had made a final determination.

I did not tell him to destroy the company.

I asked him to preserve the records and refer the potential breaches to the proper committee.

Then I signed a limited authorization for an independent forensic accountant to investigate the transactions affecting my own money.