clerk examined the house deed, then looked strangely at Grandma before turning toward her computer.
Her fingers stopped over the keyboard.
“Mrs. Sterling, has anyone asked you to sign another property document recently?”
Grandma’s eyes shifted toward me.
“No,” she said quietly. “But my son brought papers to my house last week.”
The clerk’s expression changed.
She turned the monitor slightly away from us and reached for the phone.
“What did you find?” I asked.
She didn’t answer immediately.
Then she looked at Grandma.
“There’s a quitclaim deed attached to