He hurt people.

He faced consequences.

He is still your father.

Their feelings would belong to them.

PART 39 — NORA AFTERWARD

Nora lost her political career.

Not because I arranged it.

Because nobody wanted a campaign manager whose name had become synonymous with hidden invoices and a candidate’s affair.

She later pled to a lesser financial-records offense and received probationary conditions after substantial cooperation.

Years later, she wrote me.