Words Unspoken, Things Unseen
by Joe Rodriguez

A downtown homeless shelter, the Settlement, is targeted for demolition during the Great Recession. In its place, the city wants to build a sports complex. Its pastor was offered full market value for the shelter property in order to move the stadium forward. A money manager set the price and interest rates. The deal to vacate the site includes a relocation bonus, if the mission signs the contract in the next twenty-four hours. Will the pastor give in?