The reaction told everyone everything.
The crowd erupted into whispers.
Pastor Ray looked horrified.
Mrs. Ellis sat down on a neighbor’s lawn chair because her knees suddenly couldn’t support her.
The sheriff opened one of the folders.
Inside were bank records.
Property transfers.
Offshore account statements.
Names.
Dates.
Amounts.
A lot of amounts.
Far more money than my parents should have possessed.
Deputy Collins stared.
“Sir…”
“I know.”
