“Mark put the entire secondary trust fund in her name.”

“He told her it was a gift to secure her future.”

“But it was a shield.”

“If the IRS or the state police audit the estate, Gillian is the one whose name is on the fraudulent accounts.”

“She realized it two days ago when she saw the tax documents.”

“She has been crying in her room ever since.”

“She knows she is facing federal prison time for tax fraud and money laundering.”

I stared at Yasmin, absorbing the information as the rain drummed on the roof.

Gillian, who had always treated me with contempt, was now cornered.

“She won’t talk,” I said. “She’s too loyal to Mark.”

“She is loyal to her own skin,” Yasmin corrected me.

“She’s terrified of her father, but she is more terrified of a prison cell.”

“And she has something else, Alana.”

“Something that will put Mark away for a very long time.”

“What is it?” I asked, taking a step closer.

Yasmin leaned in, the scent of her expensive perfume mixing with the smell of old grease.