Nor did it let him revive the secret move by calling it a vacation.

The financial terms were concrete.

Sixty thousand dollars remaining in the inheritance-related funds was restored to an account under my control.

Frank checked the confirmation rather than asking me to accept Ronald’s lawyer’s assurance.

It was not a declaration that every disputed dollar had been recovered or every earlier entry in the blue ledger had been explained.

It was the amount returned under the arrangement, and I could see where it was.

Ronald also transferred his equity in our Michigan home as agreed.