Yellow Ceramic Mug and Red Silk Scarf in a Red Buick

back and forth between the blue ink of the forgery and the faded blue ink of the report card. He did not speak for several minutes. He reached out, his thumb lightly tracing the edge of the report card as if to verify its age.

Then, he let out a short, dry cough. “The pen pressure is identical, Clara. The way the ink pools at the start of the stroke continue reading …