Bastien was back at the Alderton by one in the morning.
Adler was already there, which meant Adler had not gone to sleep and had not intended to. He was at the table with the legal pad and a coffee that was on its second hour and a specific expression that Bastien had come to associate with situations that were developing in directions Adler found professionally uncomfortable.
"The bank account," Bastien said.
"Monitored as of this morning." Adler turned a page on the legal pad. "The direct deposit from The Meridian is the only regular income. Cash transactions only elsewhere, no ATM withdrawals in any traceable pattern. The first installment of the commission is sitting in the account untouched."
"She hasn't touched the commission."
"Not yet. The autopayments continue. Gym membership
