“Keep the original message,” he said.

“And its attachments.”

The default notice showed commercial arrears.

The trust shortfall was $140,000.

They might be connected, but the figures were not automatically the same debt.

Clara’s requested authorization appeared to involve releasing reserve money and approving prior handling of funds.

A signature could make it harder for her to challenge what had already been done; it could not lawfully erase theft merely by appearing beneath a retrospective approval.

We took that distinction to an independent attorney.