The letter continued, “With Carver’s help, we came up with a plan so that the trust I have left in your name will not be claimed by debtors. After the twelve-month period, claimants can no longer make demands upon my money. However, we needed to ensure that you would not inadvertently reveal this legal loophole to anyone.”
The page went on, then finally closed with: “I could not allow you to spend your life in poverty or misery. I set this wall to give you time—for the law to clear our debts, for rumor to die down, and so that what remained would be yours without fear or lawsuit. Forgive me.” He signed it, and beneath his signature, in smaller letters: “I loved you. I love you still.”