A withdrawal. Three days before probate opened. Large enough that Sarah felt it in her chest when she read the number. Sherry said, “I want to be careful about how I explain this, so I need you to listen.” Sarah nodded. Sherry said, “This bond wasn’t just left off the filing.” She paused. “It was cashed before the estate legally existed.”
Sherry said, “Two days before. Which means before anyone was legally authorized to touch it.” Sarah looked at the number again. Forty thousand dollars. She said, “Where did it go?” Sherry opened a second page and set it in front of her. Sarah read the account name. She already knew it.