It is now five years later. Tellson's Bank is hideous in design and very old-fashion. The partners are proud of these very qualities. They feel a less objectionable bank would be ill-reputed. The architecture is inconvenient. The customers wait an interminable amount of time for their business to be resolved. The bank is dark and everything smells musty. Despite the fact that the smallest offence can result in a death sentence, crime has increased. However, the punishment of the offenders does remove them permanently from troubling Tellson's Bank. Many have been executed for defrauding or stealing from it. The younger staff is never seen. You only see very old men pouring over books. The bank employs Jerry Cruncher as an odd job man. He serves as a sign, porter, and messenger. His twelv

