“Who owns Blackwood Timber?” Sophie asked him.

“The state corporate registry in Indianapolis will have that filing,” Vance said.

“Getting official records like that out of the vault takes time and money.”

He switched off the desk lamp, dropping the desktop back into shadow.

“A full forensic audit and an emergency court filing will run five hundred dollars,” Vance said.

“The county clerk won’t take an audit petition without the filing fee.”

“I’ll have the money for you by two o’clock,” I said.