"... would you like to become her legal guardian?  I can do up the paperwork and certify it pretty quickly."

"ME?!" 

She frowned and then asked Priest frankly "What would I get out of it? I've already gotten three sons and three daughters. I want to get rid of this one: she's eating me out of house and home!"

Hiram held up his hands, palm sides out.

"Whoa!  This would only be a temporary arrangement in order for you to lodge the complaint on her behalf. And once it's adjudicated, you can abrogate the guardianship.  Then you can wipe your hands of the whole affair.  Maybe she'd be willing to assign some of the possible settlement money on you?"

Hiram concluded that the Greeks could have used her at the siege of Troy.

"So, I'd be willing to put the paperwork together for the guardianship.  That would be the first stop.  Of course she'd have to be willing.  You just can do it without her knowledge and consent.  Then I'd be most happy to take the case if there's any merit to it after my investigation."

He sent another stream of tobacco juice dead center in the spittoon.

"What do you say?"