The caller was insistent. He wanted
me to come and check the home
being built for him, and he wanted me
to come right away. When he kept
insisting that things were wrong with
his house, I thought he was just an
overwrought buyer. After all, the
house was not yet roughed in. I was
sure he was a nut case when he
alleged that the county building
inspector who had approved the framing
was on the take. Against my better
judgement, I agreed to meet him at
the site and check the framing. I
wasn't expecting problems because the
house was built by one of the nation's
largest home builders.
The house was large, about 3,000
square