Gordon nearly smiled.

“No, but the judge will want to see the clause in our response.”

He wrote a note on the motion.

“Bring me the signed authorization sheet, the security log, and every text where he brings up the account.”

“And the receipt for the bracelet?”

“Anything that has a date on it.”

At five I was out in Arthur’s garage with the payroll ledger open on his workbench.

The overhead light made each column look flat and final.