A Stranger Left an Envelope Beside My Bed on My Sixty-Second Birthday—Then I Found His Photograph with My Son

“No.

I want to get through it.”

She read the loan papers, then asked what I had authorized Greg to do in the past.

“He has helped carry groceries.

He has replaced a faucet.

I’ve never given him authority over my property.”

“Have you ever signed a financial power of attorney?”

“No.”