Inside, Mom sat beside Arthur.

Chloe occupied the bench behind them.

She looked at me, then lowered her eyes.

The proceeding was quieter than I’d imagined.

No one shouted across the courtroom.

The lawyers discussed documents, dates, witnesses, and the circumstances in which Grandpa had signed his will.

Richard’s colleagues presented the records Grandpa had arranged to preserve.

There were medical assessments, notes from meetings with independent counsel, and testimony about how he had managed his ordinary affairs.