“You’ve got your generous military pension and your fancy titles.

Your brother has nothing at all.”

“He used that fake deed to get a massive federal loan in my name,” I said.

“He forged my signature.

He’s going to wreck my security clearance and end my career in disgrace.”

Martha slowly shook her head and looked off toward the empty residential street.

“I don’t understand all that complicated bank talk,” she said.

“You wouldn’t look at the property lien last week because you already knew it was there,” I said.