“Brenda signed the property surrender papers without a single revision,” Arthur said.

“She knew she was out of legal options,” I said.

I slid the heavy brass cylinder into the empty round hole in the front door.

The shiny metal pieces fit perfectly into the old wooden grooves.

I lined up the inner metal spindle with the latch track.

I drove the two long steel screws into the solid wood and tightened them down with the screwdriver.

“The county officially dropped the police report,” Arthur said.