CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

package was likely headed to a grand jury.

“It’ll still take time,” she said over coffee at my kitchen table. “White-collar cases move on documents, and documents move on patience.”

I nodded.

“How are you holding up?”

“Like a man who has seen this movie from the other side.”

She studied me for a second.

“That bad?”

“Worse.”

“Because it’s your son?”

“Because continue reading …