Thirty-Nine Million Dollars and a Brown Folder on the Kitchen Table

Mr.

Gable pushed his glasses up by the bridge and squared a stack of printed bank statements on his polished mahogany desk.

“The total replacement amount for your parents is two hundred and twelve thousand, four hundred and sixteen dollars and twelve cents,” Gable said.

“That covers every withdrawal she made?”

“To the penny,” Gable said.

He handed me a heavy silver pen.

“This goes straight into their joint savings account.