You were not in a position to manage every detail yourself.”

“That doesn’t tell me who changed the name.”

“These records are old, Mauricio.

You cannot expect every piece of paper to survive.”

I pointed to the envelope.

“The attorney’s file number survived.”

She looked at it then, and for the first time since I had entered the room, she seemed unable to decide what to say next.

“Samuel Price?” she asked.