Part 6
Part 6 · 1 min read ·
“April fourteenth: ‘Patient unable to grip utensils. Fed by grandson.’”
“He couldn’t have signed this.”
“And this is where the deposit went. Every cent of the three million went to cover losses on Preston’s Norfolk Pier project. Your father never knew it was losing money.”
“If the sale falls through, he has to pay the deposit back.”
“And the estate won’t pay him a cent for months.”
“It was never the land. It was Dad finding out.”
“With this, I’m asking a judge for an injunction today. The expert’s report and these notes go to the prosecutor.”
“Preston’s lawyer is asking for a meeting.”
“Fine. You’re in the room.”
“Two weeks, Ray. The deal’s frozen. There are lawyers everywhere. Dad won’t take my calls. What more do you want?”
“The truth.”
“You could have taken the two million and walked away.”
“And if the sale had closed, what would have been left for the veterans?”
“For the record, Preston, the land is under a court order now. Nobody’s signature lifts it. And the signature from April fourteenth is with the prosecutor. Nobody can take that back, either.”
“Your grandfather left one more thing with me, Ray. Check your bill.”
“Same number.”
“‘If anyone in this family offered Ray money to walk away and he refused, this was to be opened in front of that person.’”
“The farmhouse at Hollow Creek. The house and the five acres around it. He set them apart inside the trust. They’re not part of the program. They go to you personally.”