I straightened the brass buttons on my dress jacket.

The metal was cold under my fingers.

“Why is his civilian supply company being audited?” I asked.

“He supplies uniform items and bulk field gear to the regional bases,” Thomas said.

“The new internal accounting system flagged his invoices last month.”

Thomas reached into his breast pocket.

He took out a blue voucher receipt and laid it flat on the table between us.

“The billing numbers don’t match the physical stock we’ve got in the warehouse,” he said.