I pressed the yellow carbon paper flat beneath the overhead garage light.

The full purchase price was ninety-four thousand six hundred dollars, paid by a direct certified draft from Ethan’s trust management account in Columbus.

The buyer named on the top line was Richard Carter, acting as educational trustee for Ethan Carter.

I flipped the yellow slip over.

Stapled to the back of the sales contract was a photocopy of the blank signature card Ethan had signed in the library the week before.

Richard had used Ethan’s coerced signature to authorize the vehicle transfer, registering the high-end SUV under the trust as a tax-exempt educational transport vehicle.