I leaned over the desk.

Written across the box for Monday, November 8, were four words in neat accountant’s handwriting: Daniel Miller board review.

“He was coming to my main office that Monday at nine,” Vance said.

“We had a formal audit meeting set up with the regional examiner.

Daniel had the matched deposit slips ready to show the board.”

“He never meant to leave us,” I said.

“He wasn’t running from debts,” Vance said.