I reached up to my neckline and pulled the thin chain slightly away from my collarbone.

“Julian thinks the safe holds cash and old savings bonds.”

“Julian does not know about the visit three weeks ago,” Samuel said.

“Victor specifically instructed me not to inform your brother about the revision.”

“Why three weeks ago?”

Samuel stopped tapping his pen.

He laid the silver barrel flat in the center groove of the leather binder.

“Your father asked me several precise questions about account authorization,” Samuel said.