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Mid-afternoon I went to see Carrie on my break. Dressed in a navy blue jumper and white silk blouse she was doing stretches when I walked in, bending over her right leg braced on her desk chair. She stood, looked at me, “I haven’t had time for the gym lately.” She pulled up her chair, and sat. “How did it go with Val?”
“Good.” I glanced at the estate planning book on her desk, dropped into a chair. “Did you know that Jackie Summerfield virtually sold out to Apex Publishing?”
“I did. I’ve learned that deciphering what her estate is worth is what is holding up probate. Her lawyers are working to untangle the knots. They maintain the Jacqueline Summerfield name is worth more than Apex contends. Apex claims that declining sales taint her name value. There’s also some question as to how m
