That was the real plan. David was trying to manufacture proof that I could no longer manage my own affairs, so he could take control of my inheritance and sell it.

I photographed every document and put the office back exactly as I’d found it.

Chapter 5 — Not My Friend Today

Then I called my friend Paula. “I need you to be my attorney today, not my friend.”
After she’d heard everything, she gave me one instruction.

“Do not confront him. He’s spent months preparing this. We’re going to be smarter than him for one more week.”

Chapter 6 — The Perfect Public Scene

Two days later, I met Eli at a roadside diner. David had contacted him again, offering extra money for photographs of me looking confused or drinking in public. “When?” I asked.

“Saturday. He said he’d send the address.”