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1.In 2019, former real estate investor/television host Ariel Maureen ("Mo") Gull was anxious to re-establish herself in the real estate industry ("Make Ariel Great Again!"), after devastating financial losses in the 2008-2009 mortgage meltdown and a contentious, expensive divorce from her spouse and real estate business partner, former electrical contractor Gig A. Watts.The end of the second decade of the 21^st Century was disastrous for Mo (not to mention the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought almost all entertainment business to a standstill).Ariel had lost her syndicated TV real estate show ("Flipping Alhambra") and most of her assets.

2.Looking for a spectacular property to rehabilitate and spruce up with minor construction ("Build that wall!"), Ariel hoped that she could film the process and market another show to networks that had lost faith in her real estate abilities.("Honey, you couldn't get a show flipping burgers, much less houses! The only kind of flip you're going to get is a flip off!" exclaimed one network executive.)

3.Undeterred by the negativity, Ariel continued to search for the "perfect" property ("Where am I going to have to look ... under the sea?" she fretted.) and, after weeks of scouring the neighborhood, located one with a spectacular view of the scenic Alhambra arch.

4.Unfortunately for Ariel, that property was being sold by Ursula Deep, a witchy and shady character who seemed to have her tentacles in all sorts of properties.

5.Undaunted, Ariel refused to quit; she purchased the property from Ursula for $500,000 - half of which she had raised from the equity from sale of her own condo, and half of which she had borrowed from her father, Don "King" Triton.

6.Eager to own the property and not have Ursula back out of the deal, Ariel rushed though the escrow and paid little attention to the paperwork.

7.Just after the close of escrow, Ariel went to the property and was "greeted" by Isadore Scuttle, a man who claimed to be the real owner of the property and who backed up his claim with mail and identifiable personal possessions throughout the house.Scuttle angrily denied knowing any person named "Ursula Deep" and further denied giving anyone authority to sell "his home."Scuttle demanded that Ariel leave immediately, or he would call Alhambra P.D. and have her arrested.

8.Stunned, Ariel for the first time paid attention to the paperwork Ursula had given her to "sell" the property to her. The language of the document that supposedly had transferred ownership of the property from Ursula to Ariel specifically stated that Ursula "transferred to Ariel Mo Gull the entirety of any interest that Ursula Deep possesses in the Property legally described above."

9.Of course, as it turned out after Ariel had investigated further, Ursula Deep had absolutely no interest in the property, which was in fact legally owned by Scuttle.

Question -

Is there any legal claim that Ariel can bring against Ursula and/or Scuttle to successfully win ownership of the Alhambra property?

If so, (a) being certain to identify the most specific legal term for the document that Ursula gave to Ariel, supposedly to transfer ownership of the Alhambra property to her; and (b) being certain to cite specific Background Facts and Additional Facts, explain why this document and Ariel's payment of a large sum of money legally worked to transfer ownership of the Alhambra property to Ariel.

Or, if not, (a) being certain to identify the most specific legal term for the document that Ursula gave to Ariel, supposedly to transfer ownership of the Alhambra property to her; and (b) being certain to cite specific Background Facts and Additional Facts, explain why this document and Ariel's payment of a large sum of money legally failed to transfer ownership of the Alhambra property to Ariel.