My first task was not to sit in Patrick’s chair.

It was to read the independent report and ask what could be recovered for the people whose money he had taken.

Those developments came later.

A week after Maya’s birth, I was still learning how to lift her without worrying that my hands were too clumsy.

I had returned to Crestview, tired and happy and reliant on a routine that changed every few hours.

Gavin visited the nursery by invitation.