Major Hannah Nolan Comes Home to Chesapeake and Discovers Nineteen Thousand Dollars Gone

That’s real estate language.”

“Then I want to see the recorder’s index.”

“You’ll have it.” He opened a folder and turned it so I could read the top page.

“Read this first.

A power of attorney went into your branch file on July twelfth.

Notarized.

That’s why the teller let anybody near your accounts.”

“I never signed any power of attorney.”