“No charges.

Toby gets a father who owes money, not a father sitting behind glass.”

The notary, a young man in a gray cardigan, jotted something down and didn’t look up.

Arthur walked me to the office door and held it open.

The hallway smelled of the coffee he brews at three in the afternoon and drinks cold.

“Six weeks,” he said.

“After that, you’re finished with lawyers.”