Amount: thirty-one thousand two hundred dollars.

I adjusted my watch strap and read the whole page twice.

“Who files a lien on a garage?” I said.

“Somebody who’s owed money by whoever owns it.” Rachel clicked the pen cap against her thumbnail.

“The owner of record on that filing is Mother.”

“And the authorization page?”

“Signed in her name.” She scrolled with one finger.

“Slanted to the left, like it was written standing up in a hurry.”