She had a way of going very still when something troubled her.
“These are forgeries — I’d stake my license on it,” she said finally.
“But what you feel certain of and what a court will act on are two different animals.
We’ll need a formal handwriting analysis, and we’ll need the full account statements.
And the bank won’t release those to you.
They’ll only release them to your parents, on your parents’ authorization — or to a court order.”