Clara found a forged receipt for forty thousand dollars

” Gary said, his voice hesitant.

I stopped on the top step, turning to look at him.

“What did you tell him?” I asked.

“I told him I didn’t have a spare set on me,” Gary said, looking past me toward the attic window. “He said he needed them to check the winter water lines, but it felt wrong.”

“Do not give him those keys, Gary,” I said.

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