Commander Evelyn Carter Came Home to Find Her Own Parents Suing Her for the Farmhouse

“The original deed was never destroyed in a fire,” I said.

“I know,” Clara said.

“It’s locked in vault locker four.”

“He paid thirty dollars to get a duplicate title certificate under false pretenses,” Daniel said, taking out his pad and copying down the receipt number.

“He signed that loss statement under penalty of perjury in front of two city witnesses,” Clara said.

She turned back to her counter ledger and picked up her black ink pen.

“Why issue a duplicate title if the original trust document is indexed?” Daniel asked.