Without the credit facility, Corvin’s suppliers canceled their shipments within a day.

His board voted unanimously to remove him as chief executive.

The freeze on his personal accounts triggered cross-defaults on his car leases and the mortgage on the valley house, one after another, like a row of falling tiles.

By Friday morning, process servers arrived at the four-million-dollar house with an expedited eviction notice.

Chapter 20 — The Curb

From my office at the top of the Meridian tower, I watched a quiet security feed provided by my asset team.