“Julian.”
Silence.
“I asked for the receipt.”
“I heard you.”
The call ended.
Arthur watched me put the phone down.
“Account number?”
“No.”
“Vendor?”
“No.”
“Receipt?”
“No.”
Arthur gathered the statements.
“Then we keep going.”
In the archive room, he unlocked a cabinet marked:
HOUSEHOLD AND ESTATE
Inside was a payment authorization.
My name.