Rebecca poured cold tea from a glass pitcher into two green ceramic mugs.

She handed me one and sat down behind her desk.

She didn’t look at the tea.

She pulled the stack of statements toward her.

I told her about the anniversary dinner and how Daniel claimed the Golden property worksheet was just a harmless favor for his ex-wife.

Rebecca tapped her yellow legal pad with the blue cap of her pen.

“Husbands who treat their wives as line items often use the excuse of helping an ex to hide where the money is going,” Rebecca said in her low, steady voice.