This one was much thicker and sealed with clear packing tape.

He cut the tape and slid out a heavy stack of legal-size paper.

“Court documents,” Marcus said.

He set them down right under the bare bulb.

The top page had the official seal of the family court printed in the upper left corner, and the title read Emergency Petition for Sole Guardianship.

I stepped closer and read the first paragraph.

Patricia was listed as the petitioner, and I was the respondent.