Chapter 16At the 60-story NS Building where Bentley Associates had its office, the downstairs receptionist found Hiroshi’s name on the appointment list and, with her white gloves, pointed him toward the elevators. She bowed until her white pillbox hat was pointing right at him.
Takamatsu talked Hiroshi into going to Bentley because Hiroshi’s English was so good, and because the first detective who went found nothing to help the case. Hiroshi complained his own cases were being postponed while he worked on Takamatsu’s. Takamatsu said all cases were shared.
Hiroshi got out on the fortieth floor at Bentley Associates, and two women stood up from behind the reception desk. One of them led Hiroshi along a hallway lined by polished wood doors and floor-to-ceiling glass walls. As they approache
