“You didn’t. I called the insurance company and told them it was imperative I get in touch with you. They gave me the number. I hope you don’t mind?”
“Not at all. Is there something wrong?”
“I’ve just learned the most shocking thing. Actually it’s two things, but I’m sure that they are related. I thought I should tell you.”
“I appreciate it,” I said. “What’s happened?”
“Well, I had a call this morning from an official at the Universal Commercial Bank. We use them for certain of our overseas transactions and have an account there. They called about our notes. There is no record here in the office of any money owed them. But they say that a year ago Mr. Cantwell borrowed six hundred thousand dollars from them. He told them that he wanted it put in the domestic account, and so they gave h
