“Then we fix the house.”

—

The city code inspector was already on my front lawn when I pulled in, a man in his fifties in a safety vest, writing on a clipboard with a pen that kept skipping.

He didn’t look up.

“You the owner?”

“I’m Major Hannah Nolan.”

“Unlawful occupancy,” he said, walking along the foundation.

“The wiring in the utility room is a fire hazard.