Eighteen Years After Ray Abandoned Him on a Dirt Road, Thomas Found His Mother’s Letter

“What does a stall mean in your line of work?”

“It means the pen stopped and came down again.

A copyist looks at the model, then looks at the paper.”

Ray’s lawyer rose.

“Objection, Your Honor.

She’s speculating about intent.”

“Overruled,” Judge Henderson said.

“The witness may go on.”