“Richard Hunter and Susan Price. Both have been on the receiving end of Harold’s temper in closed sessions. I’ll make some calls,” she said.

Another pause. “Cecily, I need you to understand something. This is not going to be pleasant. Your father will fight. Your sister will fight. They’ll say terrible things,” she said.

“They’ve been saying terrible things my whole life,” I said. “At least now I get to respond.”

Margaret laughed—a warm, genuine sound. “Genevieve always said you had steel under all that quiet. I’m starting to see what she meant,” she said.

She cleared her throat. “I’ll have the petition ready by tonight,” she promised.

The board meeting request was filed for May 18 at 10:20 a.m. at Ashford Tower, on the forty-second floor.