“She told me it came from her personal savings.”

Grace rested the check on her knee and looked out at the cedars along Maple Street.

“If you sign the back of this, Claire, Frank’s lawyer will have a photo of it at the county recorder’s office before morning.”

“I worked that out at my desk,” I said.

“It proves you accepted something of value for the property title,” Grace said.

“It wipes out your forgery case in court.”