“Frank’s lawyer filed a notice of intent to sell this morning,” Evelyn said, looking at me over the rim of her cup.

“He’s got a commercial buyer lined up from Columbus.”

“He can’t sell property with a cloud on the title,” I said, sliding onto the vinyl bench across from her.

“He can if the buyer signs a hold-harmless waiver,” Evelyn said.

“If that sale gets recorded by Friday afternoon, the buyer becomes a bona fide purchaser for value.”

“And what does that mean for us?”

“It means that even if we prove the signature was forged later on, you can’t get the actual house back,” Evelyn said.