Chapter Fifty
Within two weeks I have a communication from the attorneys of Mrs. Judith Lipton. Lots of complicated documents... making the deal iron clad as indicated. But in summary, Mrs. Lipton will have Jack, and I will have in return for my pledge not to divulge the flawed marriage of the wealthy heiress $5,000,000... in installments, the last coming with the passing of the statute of limitations in contesting the will.
Jack deserves more... but Jack has needs other than money. And besides, if I take steps to inform the surrogate of the questionable marriage, it would not bring Jack much closer to an inheritance. Such action would merely alert the legal hounds of the half dozen charities listed as secondary beneficiaries. Nothing for Mrs. Lipton, but nothing as well for Jack.
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