“My grandfather Arthur died in the fall of 2021, a whole month before this date,” I said.

Dalton studied the signature on the newer mortgage document.

He slid the 2012 trust deed closer to compare the handwriting.

The letters on the mortgage document were sharp and leaned hard to the right.

The loops on the r’s were cramped and hurried.

My grandfather wrote in small, careful block letters, and he always kept his pen dead straight along the line.

“That’s my father’s handwriting,” I said.