That was Evelyn’s condition and it was not negotiable and she stated it once, in a mediation, in about eleven words, and did not restate it.

She said: “I am not taking her money.

They can have it when they’re adults.”

She surrendered her shares — not to me, into the same trust — which resolved the board question permanently in a way that sixty days’ notice never could have.

There is no admission of liability, which is standard, which I hated, and which Peter told me to stop caring about because the deposition transcript exists and is not subject to the confidentiality clause.

We fought for four days to keep it out and we kept it out.