Ganten glared at Mason. “The whole situation is absurd,” he said. “Tidings was alive and well when that agreement was concluded. There’s positive, irrefutable evidence to that effect.”
Mason yawned.
Bolus said, “That’s not answering my question. Is there any possibility that you people are going to try and impound that fifty thousand dollars?”
Ganten said, “It might not be a bad idea to simply hold matters in abeyance until we’ve investigated the case in all its ramifications.”
“What do you mean by holding them in abeyance?”
“Oh, just take steps to preserve the status quo.”
Bolus lost his smile. “I don’t know what you mean by the status quo,” he said.
“Just see that everyone is protected,” Loftus explained hurriedly.
Bolus said, “The way I’m going to protect myself is by putting that fifty thousand dollars into circulation.”
“I don’t think that would be wise,” Loftus said.