I copied Attorney Keane’s logic right back at her. “Maverick’s already dead. Clarissa lost her son in her old age—how sad. You’re so compassionate, right? Then give her your house so she can live out her retirement. You’re young. You’re a lawyer. In a few years, you can just buy another one.”

“You make it sound so easy. A house is over one million dollars. I’m still paying the mortgage. Where am I supposed to get money to buy a second ...