“No, they were never done,” Samuel said firmly.

I gripped the phone tightly against my ear.

“But the official county records clearly say the work was completed.”

“Then those official records were deliberately altered,” Samuel declared.

The room felt as though it were spinning around me.

“Who altered those records?” I demanded.

“I don’t know who actually changed the files,” Samuel admitted.

“I just know someone in authority wanted that dangerous road to look safe on paper.”