“Patricia held on to the stamp,” I said.

“She notarized her own forgery.”

Bell lifted a clear evidence bag out of the box.

Inside was a self-inking stamp with a chipped corner.

The box also held a photo of the property, a copy of the lease, and a small recorder.

“The county clerk took it out of her desk drawer this morning.

She told the clerk she was clearing out old office supplies.”

Douglas bent over the bag.