The arrangements allowed administration of the money under written terms; it was not simply a household account Ronald could empty because he was my husband.

Large releases required the authorizations specified in the account documents, including my written consent.

The threshold I remembered was five thousand dollars.

I had not authorized forty-eight thousand.

I checked the account reference again before allowing myself to believe the receipt.

Then I opened the ledger.

Dates ran back six weeks.

Large entries had “OH” written beside them.