“They sold blank legal forms to a broker out of Wheeler County last spring,” he said.

“A title officer there.

This routing code came off the same kind of form.”

Claire’s arms went tight around her middle.

“Daniel got forms from a title officer?”

“Somebody did,” Arthur said.

He put the check down and squared it with the edge of his desk mat.

The red leather ledger sat on the corner of his desk with a paper tag tied through the spine.