She wrote that kindness used as leverage could not erase coercion.

She described the way the house became smaller each time she was told she was too foolish to understand a document or too ungrateful to ask for respect.

After the hearing, a reporter approached me outside.

“Major Calloway, is it true you exposed this man at a dinner party?”

“The financial investigation was conducted by civilian authorities,” I replied.

“My mother deserves privacy.”

“But weren’t you the one who wore a uniform and embarrassed him?”