“He verified under penalty of perjury that the site plan was accurate to his deed.”

“But the fence he built is eight feet past that line,” I said, adjusting my glasses.

“He told me it was just a contractor’s mistake.”

“He lied to you, Joan,” Rachel said.

“And he lied to the county zoning inspector.”

She pointed her finger at a small detail on the blueprint near the edge of the proposed pool deck.

There was a hand-drawn alteration on the copy, a tiny pencil mark that moved the pool edge closer to my yard.

“He knew his pool would not fit the setback requirements if he kept the fence on the true line,” Rachel said.