Wallace took the eighty dollars and left without touching your IV line,” I said.

“You gave him your own money?” Raymond asked, turning his head toward me with a quiet look in his eyes.

“I had eighty dollars saved in my room,” I said.

“It bought us six hours.”

“If we get through this week, Nora, you’ll never spend another dollar of your own money on this house,” Raymond said.

“I’m setting up a permanent trust fund for Theodore the day Christopher is removed from this estate.”

“All he needs is warm clothes and a quiet roof,” I said.