My Parents Left Grandma at a Nursing Facility—Then a Brown Suitcase Led Us to the Deed Recorded in My Father’s Name

The clerk asked for the address and Eleanor’s full name.

A printer worked behind her while she checked the index.

“There is a recent instrument.”

“What kind?” Grandma asked.

“I’ll need to obtain the document.

The index entry alone won’t give you everything you’re asking.”

“Can you tell me the recording date?”

“March ninth.”