Friend May Be Facing Incarceration...What Should I Do?

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My husband came home last night with some disturbing information. One of my 8-year-old daughter's best friend's mother has been accused of embeseling a large amount of money from the insurance agency that she works at. The word is just getting out and this is the first we have heard of it. The mother and I are not close friends, but our children are best friends and have spent a lot of time at each others' homes. They are such sweet good people and I'm just heartbroken over this. I really feel bad for their daughters. My question is...what if anything should I do? I had thought about calling and asking if the girls could come spend the weekend with us so that the mother will have time to think about everything and she and her husband can talk without them around. My husband thinks that I shouldn't do that because if she is about to be incarcerated she won't want them out of her sight. I've been told that she is under suicide watch right now and might even be admitted to Greenleaf. I am not close enough to just call her and let her know that I'm here for her, but I do think that the phone call to keep the girls would be a nice gesture. Then if she brings it up, I'll talk to her. What should I do?