we discuss this.”

“The one your grandmother signed two weeks before her death.”

“It named the primary beneficiary.”

“Adrian, I would rather show you the original document.”

“Because you will have questions about the signature attached to it.”

I felt the floor shift beneath the conversation.

I stared across my dark office.

“Why would Daniel sign my grandmother’s trust?”

“He signed as witness to her statement of intent.”

Charles hesitated one final time.

Then said, “The trust was not created for Daniel.”

“It wasn’t created for his relatives either.”

My