I had been too busy proving I was serious enough to deserve belief.

At Opal’s table, belief had never depended on the perfect performance.

PART 16

The confession did not come from Trevor.

It came in pieces from a person who had once trusted him.

A former bookkeeper named Hannah Price contacted Lena after seeing a short local report about the disputed home transfer.

Hannah had worked temporarily at Buckeye after my arrest.

She said she possessed emails directing staff to reclassify certain payments and delete references to the Northbridge account from routine management reports.