I spread the documents across the blotter in four tidy rows.

First came the certified deed copy from the county vault naming Bob and Ruth Vance as equal co-owners of the Westfall cottage.

Second came Donald’s photocopied signature cards showing Bob’s handwritten forgery of my name on the inheritance account.

Third came the green municipal tax record proving Bob had claimed Westfall as his main legal residence for four full years.

Fourth came the quarterly bank statement listing thirty-eight monthly transfers of eight hundred dollars taken straight from my own money.