Laundry. Ironing. Her doctor’s appointments. Her walks around the block at four o’clock, which she insisted on taking every single day, even in the rain.
In between, I gathered evidence.
Helen filed the emergency motion to stop the foreclosure. The judge granted a temporary hold while the court looked at the lien. Not a win. Just a pause. But it was a pause.
Russell traced the money. I checked dates against approvals against emails, over and over, at Opal’s kitchen table, until the columns blurred.
One night, going through old Buckeye emails that Helen had gotten through a records request, I found something I’d completely forgotten.
It was an email from Trevor. Sent to me about three weeks before Loretta got really sick. In March 2021.
Becks, I’ve got a huge opportunity. A big clinic network in Dayton wants to go with us for all their home care equipment. It’s a monster contract. But we need to stock up on inventory first, and our credit line won’t cover it. Can we ask the bank to raise it to $400K? I’ve already talked to them. They just need your approval.
