‘Oh? Why’s that?’
‘Because you know our family inside and out, you knew Ryan almost as well as we did. Because you’re a lawyer, and a damned good one, so you’ll know how to protect us. And because we trust you,’ I add, the final caveat by far the most important. Trust doesn’t come easily to any of us, but Barrett has it in spades.
‘Please,’ Grace adds, sending us a look of kind admonishment.
‘Yeah, right. Please.’ I nod. ‘Go to San Fran, find out what you can about her and report back. Simple.’