know.”
“You signed anyway.”
“I was under pressure.”
“Pressure is not the same as coercion.”
“I know.”
“Do you?”
“I knew what it looked like.”
“And you did it.”
“Yes.”
“Did Ruth know?” I questioned.
“Yes.”
“Did she tell you to conceal the transfer from me?”
“She said you would misunderstand.”
“Perhaps she was right.”
“Mara.”
“Were the foundation funds involved?”
“What foundation funds?”
“I asked whether money from the Ellison Foundation was transferred through the holding company.”
“I don’t know.”
“Don’t lie to me.”
“I’m not.”
“You said you
