Trust works better when information is symmetrical.

PART 67 — DID I KNOW HIS COMPANY WAS FAILING?

People ask.

“How could you not know?”

Because spouses can run businesses the other spouse does not audit.

Because “shipping is slow” sounds different from “I have missed debt payments.”

Because Flynn controlled company records.

Because trust reduces transaction costs in relationships.

That is why betrayal works.

The lesson was not: