Leo explained that the date discrepancy alone did not prove the document had been fabricated.

Adrian might have signed a counterpart or witnessed a later acknowledgment.

So Anita arranged a formal interview through his attorney.

Adrian’s answer was immediate.

He had never witnessed Thomas sign anything.

Vivian had emailed him a page to initial as “routine completion,” but he refused because he had not been present.

He still had the email.

His actual initials, it turned out, had been copied from a different transaction.