“He’ll tell you exactly the same thing.”

Sandra walked up to the chest freezer and touched the broken metal clasp where my pry bar had sheared off the steel screw heads.

“Do you have the original receipt for the lock?” she asked.

“I have the hardware store invoice in my desk file,” I said.

“It’s dated in March.”

“Keep that invoice ready for your attorney,” Sandra said.

She took a compact digital camera out of her shoulder bag and switched on the little flash.