“Then don’t rely on a printout someone hands you.

Get the bank’s records, the general ledger, and the invoices.

Compare all three.”

Her advice was so familiar I nearly smiled.

It was exactly what I would have told one of our junior accountants ten years earlier.

“Do I still have the authority to request those?” I asked.

“Laura,” Miriam said gently, “being absent from your office doesn’t make your ownership disappear.

Find your original papers.”