“There’s always a settlement in family law,” Daniel said.

He opened his brown folder and turned a single typed legal page toward me.

“Look at the terms before you make a mistake you can’t undo.

I’ll sign a quitclaim deed right now giving you full sole title to the Elm Street house.

No mortgage buyout needed on your end.”

“In exchange for what?”

“You tell Vance to redact the medical neglect transcript,” he said, cutting his sentence off halfway to assert authority and lower his voice even more.

“And pull Dr.