She explained what she knew directly: the request, the money she lent, the missed assurances of repayment.

Other debts had to be checked against the available documents.

A private loan secured on my parents’ house carried a twelve-percent interest rate.

Beatrice had signed the relevant security documents.

It was a new obligation, not a mortgage release that somehow created a debt by freeing the property.

There were also substantial personal liabilities recorded in the materials Gary reviewed.

The exact financial position was for Arthur and his advisers to address.