Chloe called at four, and I took it out on the balcony with the sliding door half shut behind me.

“The bank confirmed the deposit this morning,” she said.

“Forty-five thousand dollars, back in the medical trust.

I’ve got the confirmation in writing.”

“And the court side?”

“Administratively closed.

The judge signed the restitution order yesterday at the end of the day.

Nothing is left pending.”