“Who signed the bank withdrawal slip?” I asked, looking up from my legal pad.

“Arthur Vance signed it himself,” Sophie said, twisting her class ring around her thumb.

“He noted on the stub that Dad was in the room, but Denise’s daily gate log proves Dad never entered the building that entire week.”

Lynn set the kettle down on the burner with a dull metallic clink.

“Patty called me from the church office twenty minutes ago.

Four church elders agreed to write character statements for Greg, but they want to know why Arthur’s lawyer is calling Greg a fraudulent debtor.”