The document was signed by Leonard Callahan.

Leonard was Russell’s estranged uncle, Douglas’s younger brother, and the one man who had been cast out of the Callahan family nearly a decade ago after a bitter corporate scandal.

“Why in God’s name is Leonard’s signature on the paperwork for Rachel’s house?” I asked, staring at the page in disbelief.

Nobody in the room spoke, and Russell looked as though the floor beneath his feet had just given way.

Part 3: The Shadow of the Past