“Marcus has a 2019 complaint on file,” she said.

“An estate in Independence.

Sixty-eight thousand dollars moved into a fee account eleven days before the will was read.”

“And what did the bar do?”

“Closed it in ninety days.

The widow couldn’t afford a lawyer to keep it going.”

She pushed a wrapped oatmeal cookie across the table.

“My mother mails these to the office.