Samuel Reed Kept an Old Wooden Bat Behind the Pantry Door for Twenty Years

“What does that mean?”

“It means someone paid a fee to put a claim against your land on the shelf.”

I rubbed my thumb against my index finger.

“Who filed it?”

“Voss Realty, on behalf of Cross Creek Capital.”

Arthur turned the page toward me.

The form had a blue stamp in the corner.

“The packet came out of Calhoun County,” he said.