"So... what can Uncle do to help, dear?"

We lock eyes. Two days since our return to New York City, devising a plan is the foremost task at hand. And this isn't a conversation taking place in the main room of our house. For this instance, I feel that there's no business talk involved here. Doubts have crept in so strongly that they've led me to make this decision.

Prior to this, I had indeed personally contacted the middle-aged man seated calmly at the end of the sofa. There wasn't much small ...