“She was bragging to your mom that my cousin Arthur works in administration at the school district office.

She said Arthur gave her the exact legal wording to put on the administrative report form.”

“Why are you telling me all this, Frank?” I asked.

“Because it isn’t right,” Frank said.

He cleared his throat a third time.

“I told Caroline to drop it, but she wouldn’t listen to me.”

“Did you write any of it for them, Frank?” I asked.

“I stayed out in the garage all morning,” Frank said.