First came the banking statements: the four thousand dollars sent every month, followed immediately by the automated transfers into Veronica’s company, totaling over forty-eight thousand dollars in stolen funds.

“Derek made those transfers!” Veronica snapped, pointing at her husband.

“Some of them,” Inez corrected, smoothly.

“But thirty-two of the electronic signatures were executed from your personal device, Ms.

Vance.” Then Alvin drew out the forged power-of-attorney form.

“And then there’s this.

My father’s handwriting was analyzed this morning by a specialist.

This signature is a forgery.” I will not detail how the forgery was done, or how the funds were routed, because a manual for stealing an old man’s home is not a thing that belongs on a page; it is enough that every piece of it was documented, and analyzed, and undeniable.