“That’s an advance deposit for heavy business survey equipment,” he said.

“You took twelve thousand five hundred dollars out of our household account for work equipment?”

“The supplier required a cleared wire transfer before they would ship the monitors,” he said.

I slid the paper closer to my side of the counter.

“You said the consulting business was fully funded by your corporate accounts.

You promised we would keep the business completely separate from Eleanor’s house.”

“It was just an equipment deposit, Claire, and I’ll put it back next month.”