Daniel Kingston did not waste time.
By Wednesday morning his lawyers had filed a counter motion challenging the validity of the original document. Nwosu called me at half past eight to tell me and walked me through what it meant in plain terms. They were arguing that the document had been stored improperly and that its chain of custody could not be verified. They were also filing a separate motion to have Hargreaves assessed for mental competency before his testimony could be accepted.
That last part made my stomach tighten.
An eighty one year old man with a failing body but a completely clear mind and they were going to try to take his mind apart in a courtroom to protect a piece of land they had stolen.
"Can they do that," I asked Nwosu.
"They can file the motion," he said. "Whether
