“Two weeks ago, somebody paid fifty dollars to look at the deed on the Lakeview Drive house.”

“Was it Brandon who asked for it?”

“The search came from a private commercial loan brokerage here in town,” Margaret said.

“He’s been making inquiries, but someone who doesn’t own a property can’t use it as collateral.”

I stopped polishing the frame and folded my handkerchief back into four tidy squares.

“I need you to look into the commercial bank records,” I said.

“I’ve already called Oakridge Bank,” Margaret said.