The cheap electric heater in the corner hummed with a low metallic rattle, competing with the traffic noise on the strip mall boulevard outside.

Arthur sat at his terminal, his fingers moving steadily over the clacking keyboard as he searched the county’s public electronic registry.

“The filing’s confirmed,” Arthur said, pointing to the glowing green text on his monitor.

“Case number four-B-eight-nine-two.

Patrick Sterling versus Serena Sterling.”

“Did his lawyers include the prenuptial agreement with the petition?” I asked.

“They attached the original prenuptial agreement together with the amended addendum dated March fourteenth,” Arthur said.

He clicked on a second tab labeled Real Estate Deeds.