She advised me to preserve them without replying impulsively.

Later I went through the names on a list I’d made in the hotel.

For six years I had assumed Gary Fenwick was the architect of the suspicious payments.

But the more I considered the dates, the less confident I felt.

Some vendor agreements began during weeks when Gary was traveling.

Some had been authorized through a separate approvals account attached to the chief executive’s office.

Dennis often signed what Gary placed before him, but he also issued directions that had never passed through normal accounting.