I couldn’t comprehend why he needed hundreds of thousands of dollars so urgently.

Two days later, a financial investigator with the district attorney’s office showed me copies of bank records subpoenaed for the case.

PART 7

Before meeting the investigator, I called my former colleague Maya Chen, who now worked as a financial counselor.

I did not tell her details of the criminal investigation.

I asked a simpler question: how could I make sure Lily and I had access to ordinary money while the accounts connected to Mark were reviewed?

Maya suggested I speak with a lawyer and my bank immediately about any accounts in my own name, and that I prepare copies of pay stubs, tax returns, mortgage statements, and the insurance paperwork.