She won’t enjoy seeing your name on an attorney’s paperwork.”

“Walter called me two days before he went into the hospital,” I said, pausing so the words could sink in.

Helen went perfectly still.

“You never said anything about a phone call.”

“He told me to stand my ground,” I said.

“He didn’t mention a will.”

“He was a good man,” Helen said.

“The only one in that whole house who treated you like you were family.”