A phony check is cashed. Who wrote it? An anonymous bullying letter is found on a desk at work. Who left it there? A suspicious Last Will and Testament is contested in court. Is the signature legitimate? Plots from CSI? No. These are the daily (and fascinating) challenges faced by forensic handwriting analyst Jacqueline Joseph, who is often called in to do analyses in cases that can involve millions of dollars, jail terms, and even career life or death. In her work Jacqueline frequently uses metaphors to explain what she does.