“I need every page of the itemized statements for the last eleven months,” I said.

“The monthly summary sheets go to your home mailbox,” he said.

“I need the full merchant itemization printed straight from your main terminal right now,” I said.

Mr.

Vance nodded once and turned to his computer screen.

The printer behind his chair hummed, pulling heavy white paper from the tray one sheet at a time.

He gathered the five pages, tapped them even against his desk, and passed them across the blotter.

The top page showed ordinary farm hardware invoices and seed store receipts I remembered from last fall.