A folded, slightly crumpled property tax receipt lies beneath a stack of event brochures. The name on it is unmistakable — the Landowner’s family name — and the date is from two years ago. It looks like it fell out of someone’s pocket by accident.

WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?

Do you…

• Ask the Rival Developer why they were rifling through paperwork near this table?

• Question why a Landowner-related document is here at the Community Center tonight — could they have been reviewing it during the event?

• Ask the Environmental Regulator if they’ve seen this kind of form in their inspections?

The wrong turn can bury the truth forever.