“If Arthur Vance wins anything, he wins against one house.

If I sign with you, he goes after two.”

She turned her silver bracelet around and around her wrist and said nothing.

I pulled the manila envelope out of my suitcase and laid it beside the summons.

The corners had gone soft from a week in my bag, and the flap would not lie flat.

Divorce petition, filed in September.

Lien claim, filed this morning.