Patricia said: I’m not sure the conduct of the past four days reflects that understanding.
He said: this is about moving Helen to the basement.
I said: yes.
He said: it was one night.
Patricia said: legally, moving an invited guest from a designated space without the permission of the co-owner who issued the invitation would be considered a unilateral action on jointly owned property.
He said: she’s a guest. Not a co-owner.
Patricia said: the co-owner in question is your wife, whose permission was not obtained.
He said: Sara was in Seattle.
Patricia said: yes.
He said: so I made a decision about my own house.
Patricia said: about your jointly owned house.
He said nothing.
I said: Gabriel.
He said: Sara, this is.
He said: you brought an attorney to dinner to make a point.