Chapter 23Richard Taft went directly to the desk and inspected the envelope. He didn't know that it was a fake copy I'd made that morning before leaving my parents' house. I didn't want to risk the real will being stolen, so I'd opened the envelope addressed to Finnigan and replaced the contents with a letter that read 'Surprise, this isn't the will you've been searching for!'
As Richard opened the envelope and read the note, he muttered out loud, “What kinda trick is that Ayrwick dimwit up to?” He rifled through the rest of the papers on the desk but found nothing else. The real will idled in Finnigan's hands, as I'd lent it to the sheriff before I left the Paddington estate. She'd promised to give it back to Finnigan on her way out. Richard paced through the office, grumbling and slammi
