I Arrived at My Beach House to Find It Under Construction. By Morning, They Were Knocking at 6 a.m.

injunction to stop the work—everything with official seals, laws cited, deadlines set.

“I need a process server to deliver this today,” I said.

“I can make calls—”

“No. I want it at six tomorrow morning. Saturday.”

Gregory looked at me with the expression he reserved for his most determined clients.

“You want them woken up with the news exactly like they continue reading …