Fergus swallowed.

“You open it.” The key was taped under the handle, exactly where my meticulous father would have left it.

Inside were three thick folders, a black leather journal, and a small carved wooden box.

Chapter 11 — Beacon Hill

The first folder was labeled BEACON HILL.

Bettina put on cotton gloves and opened it: certified copies of the original deed, my grandmother’s trust documents, wire slips routing the sale money into Brock Vantell’s business account, and a forensic analysis of the forged signature.

My forged signature looked like what it was — a clumsy amateur’s copy of my name.