A review of the records revealed irregularities that required further investigation.
I learned that a request had been made to change certain account information. The request included a document purporting to authorize the change, but questions arose about the signature and the authority claimed.
The institution had flagged part of the process, and the requested changes had not all been completed.
That was the first piece of good news I had heard since returning home.
Sofia’s money had not disappeared completely.
But the documents raised serious questions about what Patricia had intended to do.
The digital recorder also became important.
The investigators arranged for the recording to be reviewed properly. I was not present for every step, and I did not need to be. What mattered was that the material was preserved and examined by people qualified to determine what it contained.
When I eventually learned the relevant details, I felt as if I were hearing a stranger describe my wife.
