“And then we are going to find a criminal defense lawyer,” my father added.

He looked at me for the first time in an hour.

“You won’t help us with this, Emily?” he asked.

It wasn’t an angry question.

It was a tired one.

“I can’t, Dad,” I said.

“If I interfere, it looks like a cover-up,” I added.

“The Inspector General is already watching this command,” I said.

“They want to know how Andrew got away with this for so long,” I added.

“And they will want to know if anyone else in the family was involved,” I said.

My mother looked horrified.

“Involved?” she whispered.

“We didn’t take a dime of that money,” she said.

“I know,” I said.

“But the investigators don’t know that yet,” I added.

“They will look at every bank account connected to Claire,” I said.

“Including yours, if you’ve been transferring funds to her,” I added.

My mother’s hand went to her mouth.

She looked at my father.

He didn’t say anything.

He just walked to the door and opened it.

“Let’s go,” my father said.

“Vance,” I said.