On Monday, Owen and I met with Calvin and the Alder House owners' attorney in a conference room at the property. The old hotel smelled of wet wood and plaster dust. Our coats hung on the backs of the chairs. A tarp covered the ballroom floor, and the windows looked out over a strip of gray harbor.
I sat at the end of the table with the corrected ledger open in front of me. Owen sat beside me. Calvin sat across from us with the owners' attorney, Ruth Fenner.
Ruth spoke first. "We understand there were expenses charged to the project that were not properly documented. We'd like to know how the firm will prevent this from happening again."
I answered. "All partner expenses now require a receipt and a business purpose, as well as approval from someone other than the person who incurred them
