“No.”

I put sympathy into my voice. “The whole affair must have been a terrific shock to you, Mrs. Lintig.”

“I’ll say it was. It ruined my entire life. I took it too seriously. I was more attached to him than I realized, and when I discovered his infidelity, I was furious. To think of him keeping that woman right under my nose.”

“The records show that he turned over all of his property to you.”

“Well, that was just a drop in the bucket. You can’t break a woman’s heart, ruin her life, and then toss a couple of deeds in her lap, and expect her to go right on as though nothing had happened.”

“Yes, I see your point. That case, I understand, has never been dismissed.”

“It’s dismissed now,” she said.

“It is?”

“Yes. What did you think I came to Oakview for?”

“To visit some of your old friends.”