My Father Tossed a Blue Savings Passbook into the Mud at Cedar Ridge

Miller said, keeping his eyes on his monitor.

“Internal regulations state that tellers must verify the originating branch for any inactive ledger,” Lauren said.

She recited the rule perfectly, though her voice shook slightly.

“I only read the primary summary screen.”

“You know perfectly well you aren’t cleared for tier four alerts,” Mr.

Miller said.

“The system locks the terminal until a manager swipes their badge.”

“I apologize for the breach of protocol,” Lauren said.