The document Mariana unfolded was not an accusation.

It was a record.

On its first page were our full legal names, the parcel description, and the date we had closed on the property seven years earlier.

The deed identified Julian Vance and Mariana Vance as owners, subject to the precise terms recorded with the county.

Patricia read carefully, tracing a line with her fingertip before looking at us.

“Both spouses are named,” she said.