astonished, all of them wearing their gowns with a slightly self-conscious dignity of people who have worked very hard for something and can’t quite believe they have it.
Marcus had graduated law school.
Darnell had a master’s in forensic accounting from Ohio State and worked for a private firm that specialized in fraud detection.
Calvin, quiet, watchful Calvin, had gone into federal investigative work, a path that had surprised Walter only in its specifics because the trajectory had always been inevitable.
They called.
They visited.
They sent money on holidays,
