“It’s a tax strategy.

Dad left us buried under hidden liabilities when he died.

I leveraged the equity to shield the estate from the revenue service.”

“You went to some local notary and forged my name to pull it off.”

He unfolded his arms and picked the spatula back up.

He pressed the metal flat on a raw burger, and grease dripped onto the hot coals with a loud hiss.

“I signed one document to save the house.