“A standard review takes ten days,” Vance said.

“Sometimes fourteen if the medical flights keep coming.”

Ten days was much too long.

In ten days the checking account would be bone dry, and Brett would be helping Kendra list the Elm Street house.

The kids would be living in an apartment paid for with my deployment money.

My name would be off the deed.

“I need to file a legal freeze on the joint account,” I said.

“My lawyer, Thomas, has the motion ready for December fourteenth.”