Or perhaps he’d heard from enough mutual friends that continuing to represent Victoria would damage his own standing in Boston’s legal community.
My father moved to a hotel on March 28th—the Ritz-Carlton, because even in crisis, Richard Harrison maintained appearances.
He released a statement through a family friend stating that he was seeking space to process recent revelations and had no prior knowledge of any improper transactions.
Family history books
Whether anyone believed him was another matter.
His signature was on the transfer documents alongside Victoria’s. Claiming ignorance only worked if people were inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt.
And after 30 years of standing silently beside his wife, Richard had used up most of his goodwill.
Madison and Tyler postponed their honeymoon indefinitely.
I heard from a cousin that Tyler’s parents had concerns about the financial entanglement and wanted their son’s legal exposure clarified before the couple traveled internationally.
The dream of moving into my penthouse was, of course, dead.
The social consequences unfolded more quietly but with devastating precision.
On April 3rd, Victoria received an email from Partners for Justice, the charity organization whose annual gala she’d co-chaired for 17 years. The subject line read, Your invitation status has been updated.
The body was brief and corporate.
Due to circumstances requiring legal resolution, her involvement in the upcoming gala was under review pending further developments.
