"He'll be back," Miriam said. "He can't stay long in a place as expensive as that."
Charlie snorted in disgust. "Would he come back after having Judge Talbot draw up a paper leaving his bank account to Miss Jessica and his half of the inn to me, and then disappearing with nothing but a bathing suit and a pair of sun glasses?"
"He could still come back," Miriam said stubbornly.
An irregularity at the bottom of the page caught Charlie's eye and settled the issue.
"He can't, either," Charlie said. "He didn't tear out his return ticket."