to have been a divorce petition prepared, but never finalized.”

Arthur covered his mouth.

The clues came back one by one.

Deborah never displayed an urn.

There was no death certificate in the family files.

She became furious whenever Arthur mentioned researching genealogy.

And most important of all:

She had sold the Evanston townhouse without ever showing Arthur probate documents because there had been no estate to probate.

Arthur called the number our attorney found.

A man answered.

Arthur said nothing for several seconds.

I watched his face collapse.

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