“Then you shouldn’t have made my property part of it.”

With Mr.

Callahan’s guidance, I had prepared a brief account of what I’d heard rather than distributing the recording to everyone.

I described Kenneth’s promises, Brenda’s request, and Gertrude’s advice.

Uncle Wayne asked Kenneth whether he disputed the conversation.

Kenneth looked first at his mother, then at me.

“It’s complicated,” he said.

“It is,” I agreed.