“Who was the mortgagor?” Samantha asked.

Edith ran her finger down a column.

“Baldwin, Charles R.

First mortgage, 2015.

One hundred fifty thousand even.”

The stamp came down twice more on the counter sheet.

“That’s the third pull on that parcel since August,” Edith said, mostly to the ink pad.

“A man in a good coat came in Tuesday, wanted the same chain of title.