Donald flipped the page and studied the blue ink notary stamp beside the seal.

“Under the state’s banking disclosure rules,” Donald said, “a verified fraud affidavit requires the bank to freeze every linked account at once while an official administrative review is pending.”

“How fast can you put the freeze through?” I asked.

“I can flag his ID numbers in the computer system before two thirty this afternoon,” Donald said.

“Will that keep him from cashing out his store pension funds before tomorrow morning?” I asked.

Donald pushed his glasses up again and looked down at his blotter.