“Her salary tripled in six months, and her tax records list an LLC registered to a mail drop in San Diego.”

Theo cradled his paper coffee cup in both hands, the cardboard rim brushing against his phone as he took a sip.

“Give me the company name,” he said.

“I can drive down to the county registrar after lunch and see who signed the filing.”

“Are you sure you’ve got time for this?”

“My studio looks out over the ocean in La Jolla,” Theo said.

“There’s an empty coastal lot just down the road from me, sitting open on the cliff.