“No.” I shook my head. “I need to move faster than that. The developer is closing next week.”
Understanding dawned in Vincent’s eyes.
“You’re not planning to just go through the courts.”
“Courts are for people with time,” I said. “Vincent, I have a better idea.”
That night, in the floral-papered comfort of Rose Hill Bed and Breakfast, I made my first call. Not to my children. They could wonder where I was, whether I’d reached town or collapsed on the roadside. My call was to Harold Winters, the regional manager of Pennsylvania Trust Bank, where Canton Family Orchards had done business for decades.
“Mrs. Canton, I’m so sorry about your husband,” he said.
– Gracias, Harold. Estoy llamando porque he descubierto algunas transacciones preocupantes, y necesito su ayuda para proteger lo que queda de nuestro negocio”.
Mi segunda llamada fue a Martin Adams, el agente de extensión agrícola que había trabajado con nosotros durante quince años.