A Simple Seven Egg Painting on a Plate Changed My Family Forever

gel-based ballpoint,” Bennett said, pointing a finger at the signature. “They did not distribute this specific brand of gel pen in Ohio until 1998, Martha.”

The silence in the room was heavy, the only sound being the distant hum of the traffic on the bypass.

“He withdrew the eighty thousand dollars in 1994,” I said, the words dry in my mouth.

“And he continue reading …