“I did it because I found a bank statement that didn’t match what my mother told my brother.”

Patricia’s attorney sat back down.

When Brooke stepped down, she walked right past her mother’s table without stopping.

Patricia said her name once, soft and sugary.

“Brooke.”

Brooke kept on walking.

At noon Arthur raised the subject of the mortgage.

“Your client stated during a settlement meeting that she paid off the Elm Street mortgage,” Arthur said.