She warned me that a review was not a finding of guilt and that outcomes remained uncertain.

I thanked her for the precision.

It kept hope from hardening into another kind of fantasy.

A separate financial review established that substantial settlement funds had gone toward expenses unrelated to my care, including payments associated with Colton’s failing business venture.

Some transfers had passed through Harbor Vale’s administrator account without Joanna’s authorization.

The disputed power-of-attorney document was referred for further investigation.

Colton admitted more than I had expected in a formal statement, including that he had signed my name and concealed the origin of Daniel’s payments.