The third day passed quietly. I spent it at home, doing nothing in particular, waiting for the next thing to happen. Diane went to work as usual. We did not talk about the meeting with Grant. We did not talk about the drive. We did not talk about much of anything.
On the fourth day, the news broke.
It started with a single article in a business journal, a small piece buried on the second page of the afternoon edition. The reporter had been given a set of documents showing that a major client of Halloran & Vance had been transferring funds through offshore accounts in violation of federal regulations. The documents mentioned no names except the firm's, but the implication was clear.
By the next morning, the story was everywhere. The firm had issued a statement denying any knowledge of th
