“Go ahead. What is it?”

“Perhaps you are wondering how I found out about Alta’s ten-thousand-dollar cheques.”

“I was able to make a pretty good guess.”

“You mean through the bank?”

“Yes.”

“Well, not exactly through the bank, but through a friendly official in the bank.”

“Is there any difference?” I asked.

He grinned. “The bank seems to think there is.”

“Go ahead.”

“I got some more information from the bank this afternoon.”