Most mornings start with a spreadsheet that looks completely normal. That's the job — finding the thing that isn't. You might spend three weeks on one set of accounts before a single number looks wrong. And then it does. That moment is why people stay in this job for decades.

Everyone expects it to be like a TV show — exciting all the time. The reality is long stretches of methodical work. But when something breaks, when you find it, there's nothing like it. The most satisfying puzzle you'll ever get paid to solve.

The courtroom part is rarer than people think. Most of the work is never seen publicly. But knowing your work stopped something — that's enough.