I wanted a life built on sturdier things.

PART 21

My sister’s case continued on its own path.

Investigators reviewed the suspected forged deed, company transactions, and witness accounts.

Eventually Monica and Trevor faced separate legal proceedings arising from some of that conduct.

I gave statements and testified when required, but I did not control the charges, the outcomes, or the timing.

They were no longer figures of unlimited power in my imagination.

They were people who had made decisions and now had to answer questions about them.