“Take a good look at the notary registration number.”

I leaned in, my knuckles resting on the edge of her desk.

The stamp was a round seal with a little star in the middle.

“That stamp belongs to Brenda Vance,” Evelyn said.

“She’s Frank’s full-time office manager at his development company.”

“Frank’s own employee notarized it?”

“She has a valid state commission,” Evelyn said.

“The law assumes a notary checks identity before using that seal.