bank froze the account.”
“What?”
“Brent’s business account.”
“How is that related to me?”
“It isn’t.”
Her voice became smaller.
“That’s why we called you.”
I realized then that the Mercedes bill wasn’t actually the biggest problem they’d discovered that morning.
“What happened?”
“I don’t know all the details.”
“Then find out.”
“Craig…”
“What?”
“Brent used the Mercedes as collateral for a business loan.”
I stared at the wall.
That was unexpected.
“He what?”
“He borrowed money against the car.”
I looked at the copy of the vehicle paperwork on my desk.
The Mercedes wasn’t simply a luxury car.
It was an asset.
And apparently, Brent had been using it as security for something much larger.
“When the lender saw the repair documentation,” Laura continued, “they started asking questions.”
“What questions?”
“Why was the vehicle repaired after an accident?”
I said nothing.
“And why was there an unpaid invoice attached
