Caroline stepped into the drafty hallway, took the pencil, and signed her initials on the digital screen.

“Return receipt requested on this one,” Artie said, handing her a thick cream envelope with a red certified label stuck across the top edge.

“That red stamp means it gets tracked every step of the way.”

The return address, printed in dark red ink, read Vance, Miller & Associates, Attorneys at Law, 400 Washington Street, Suite 500, Providence.

Directly beneath the law firm’s address, in smaller block lettering, were the words Domestic Dissolution and Family Practice.

Caroline turned the heavy envelope over in her hands, feeling the crisp weight of the paper.