Last Will and Testament.

“Margaret drafted it a year ago,” Mr. Harrison said. “She knew about Marcus’s affairs, and she knew he intended to put you out on the street once she was gone.”

My eyes moved down the page to the clause that mattered: I leave my entire estate, including all monetary assets and property, exclusively to my daughter-in-law, Elena.

I expressly disinherit my son, Marcus.

I picked up the passbook and turned to the last page. The balance stopped my breath.

$500,000.