Forty Thousand Dollars in Marked Bills Found in a Safe Deposit Box

back out to my car, the steering wheel cold against my palms.

The lobby of Shelby County Trust was nearly empty when I arrived at a quarter to five.

The janitor was already pushing a wide dry mop across the linoleum, the scent of pine cleaner rising from the floor.

Clara Mercer was standing near the teller counter, her blue microfiber continue reading …