“He wants the huge federal loan money, and he needs my security clearance to stay active for exactly thirteen more days to get it.”

Arthur took the clipboard back and slid the heavy page out from under the metal clip.

He handed the document straight to me.

“Once you put this document into play, there’s no turning back,” Arthur said.

“If your trap fails, he’ll use this paper to wipe out whatever’s left of your finances.”

“My trap isn’t going to fail,” I said.

“I hope you’re right,” Arthur said.