Margaret slid another page toward me. “There are also medication logs. Helen documented irregular sedation. Your father believed Vivian and Derek pressured him into signing an earlier will while he was impaired.”
The room became very still.
“Is this enough?” I asked.
Margaret’s eyes sharpened. “Enough to ruin their morning.”
At exactly nine o’clock, I entered Garrett and Associates without knocking.
The conference room fell silent.
Vivian sat at the head of the polished table with Derek beside her, his tie loosened like he had already begun celebrating. Paige sat near the window, pale and withdrawn, twisting a tissue in her hands. Garrett, the family attorney, looked up with professional irritation.
“Major Davis,” he said. “As my email stated—”
I dropped Margaret’s folder on the table.
The sound cracked through the room.
“The will you’re about to read is obsolete,” I said. “This is the valid final testament of Richard Townsend.”
Derek scoffed. “Here we go.”
Garrett opened the folder. His irritation faded page by page. Vivian’s smile stayed frozen until he reached the psychiatrist’s affidavit. Then it vanished.
“What is that?” she demanded.
Garrett did not answer immediately, which was answer enough.
“This document appears to be properly executed,” he said finally. “Fourteen months ago. Witnessed. Notarized. With medical competency attached.”
