Sherry had filed a records request in the interim. When Sarah returned, Sherry walked her through something she’d found in the probate filing—an asset missing from the inventory. A savings bond, documented in the bank’s records, that had never been listed. Sarah said immediately, “That must be a clerical error.”
Sherry said, “That is one possibility. I suggest we wait for the full bank records before drawing any conclusions.” Sarah went home and googled about savings bonds and told herself she was just being thorough. She didn’t allow herself to think what she was actually thinking.