“I need a hold put on the operating draw,” I told him, sitting down in the heavy leather chair.

“Freeze the pending credit lines for the twelve-million-dollar contract until our internal audit clears.”

Dale stopped tapping the edges of the folders.

He cleared his throat and laid his wooden pen on his blotter.

“I can’t do that on a verbal request, Raymond,” Dale said.

“It’s my company,” I said.

“The corporate charter has clear rules on executive authority,” Dale said, opening the top folder.

“If the CEO shows signs of medical incapacity, a second signature is required to stop credit draws.”