“Exactly,” Daniel said. “He’s using the forged power of attorney to show the board that Graham already consented to the transaction.”

He turned his laptop around so Rachel and I could see the screen.

He had opened a proprietary program that tracked real-time municipal filings.

“Look at this transaction log,” Daniel said, pointing to a series of lines. “Vance didn’t just submit the deed. He also submitted a resolution signed by Graham, claiming to represent the entire Hart estate.”

“But Graham doesn’t represent the estate,” I said. “He never did.”

“The board doesn’t know that,” Rachel said. “Margaret has been feeding them a narrative that you’ve been mentally unfit since your mother passed.”

A cold spike of anger hit my stomach.

“She told them that?” I asked.

“She implied it in three separate emails to the board trustees last week,” Rachel said, pulling up copies on her screen. “She said you were grieving, unstable, and that Graham was handling the foundation’s affairs for your own protection.”

“It’s how they justified the power of attorney,” Daniel said. “They made it look like a family intervention.”