“Preliminary lien claim.

Baldwin, Charles R.” She tapped the entry.

“Filed five years back.

The lien book still shows it open.”

The amount was one hundred fifty thousand dollars even.

The kind of figure a man picks when he wants it to look official.

“I’ve never seen this page in my life.”

“Most folks haven’t seen their own chain of title.” Edith slid a second sheet out from behind it, thinner and newer, stapled at the corner.