“She knew it was Lumina’s money?”

He looked at the floor.

“She knew I was taking money through the business.”

Detective Ruiz said:

“Mr.

Carlisle, I strongly recommend you stop speaking and obtain counsel.”

For once, he listened.

PART 24 — NOT AUTOMATICALLY “STOLEN”

The investigation took months because financial cases rarely look as simple inside bank statements as they sound at dinner tables.

Lucas had been an authorized signer.