At first, it contained nine transactions.

Then seventeen.

Then forty-two.

Some passed through joint funds, some through a company account Julian had allowed me to see years earlier, and some appeared as references in tax documents he had left accessible in our shared household files.

I recorded the source of every entry and kept originals untouched.

My former colleague Dana Brooks agreed to look at my methodology.

She did not touch accounts I lacked permission to access.