He had not fallen in love with my mother.

He had found an asset with a lonely, trusting owner, and he had married his way inside.

Understanding that did not make me angry, not in the hot way.

It made me still.

Because a man who plans that carefully is a man you cannot beat by shouting.

You beat him with better paper than his, and with the law, and with witnesses.

And that is what we set out to build.