You should have asked yourself why a broken woman’s pulse was so high.” I watched him begin to understand, and it was the single most satisfying thing I have ever watched.

“The primary trust has been empty for six months,” I told him.

“Everything you’ve been draining is a decoy.

Fake returns.

Fake balances.

Built to keep you comfortable.

The real assets went into a blind structure you never touched, months ago.” His hands were shaking now.

“And the authorization you just made me give — the one you thought would move two billion dollars to Zurich — was wired to a duress trigger.