We need every ledger from Vance Contracting going back six months.”

“He keeps the current ledger on a thumb drive in his pocket,” I said.

“Then he’ll turn it over under court order,” Martha said.

“Call First Missouri Bank and tell them we need a complete accounting of the commercial checking account.”

By two in the afternoon, Martha and I were sitting across from Samuel Reed in his private office at the main branch.

Samuel was fifty-four and wore thin wire-frame glasses, which he took off and polished with a white microfiber cloth before speaking.