I flipped to the signature card.

Only my name and my father’s name were on it.

The letters were printed neatly, not scribbled in a hurry.

“Then how did a hold end up on it?”

“A hold isn’t a charge,” Gordon said.

“A merchant can request one if they have a profile number.”

“Could this be a mistake on the bank’s end?”

“Banks don’t make up merchant holds.” He laid his pen on the brass paperweight.