It was open to a handwritten page that listed monthly cash withdrawals side by side with my business travel dates.

I moved closer to the counter and looked down at the grid drawn in fine blue ink.

Across the header, Eleanor had written my name in sharp cursive, followed by three columns of dates, departure times, and arrival times.

Next to tonight’s date she had noted: Left downtown office 8:15 PM, expected home 9:00 PM, actually arrived 10:15 PM.

Eleanor stopped drying the teacup, straightened the lapels of her floral robe with both hands, and turned around to face me.