“There’s no county court filing behind it.

You issued illegal notices without court filings to clear out worker housing.”

Arthur set his brass opener on a leather blotter and straightened his silver tie bar with two fingers.

“I cleared site housing to keep unassigned labor off active builds,” Arthur said, his voice booming with easy warmth.

“That’s standard property management, Nathaniel.”

“You took four hundred dollars out of Martha Miller’s final payout,” Nathaniel said.

“And you removed three names from my December project roster.”