My husband planned a “family vacation” to Hawaii, and I excitedly packed my suitcase. But as we were leaving, he stopped me at the door and said, “You’re not coming. There’s no ticket for you. This trip is only for my family.”

reviewing some of the files I had sent her.

The second was to my attorney, Priya.

Elena answered almost immediately.

“Claire, I was about to call you.”

My stomach tightened.

“What did you find?”

“The transfers weren’t investments.”

I sat down.

“What were they?”

“Mark has been moving money from your joint accounts into an LLC controlled by his mother.”

I went completely still.

Elena continued.

“And someone used your electronic signature to guarantee a business credit line.”

“How much?”

There was a short pause.

“Four hundred eighty thousand dollars.”