Claire whispered, “This is insane.”

I turned to her.

“You used my real accident?”

Her mouth tightened again.

“People use details when they’re trying to explain things.”

“To explain why I was dead?”

She looked at the floor.

I picked up the county notice again and made myself read more.

The review was scheduled for the following morning at 10:30 a.m. in a county office downtown. It referenced a document number, a filing attempt, and an irregularity in witness verification.