“I’m the sole survivor named on the original deed,” I said.

“Nothing can touch that title without my own signature in front of a licensed notary.”

“There was a power of attorney form attached to the preliminary file,” Douglas said quietly.

“Dated January twelfth.”

“I was in Munich on January twelfth,” I said.

“I spent that whole afternoon in a seventy-two-degree hotel room working out structural load adjustments for a city transit bridge.”

“I know,” Douglas said.