"With pleasure." She stepped over and glanced out. It was clear.
"What do you think, Alex?" Vance turned back. "Word's going around there's a hot new issue of Mino Industries zero-coupons coming out today. What do you say we go long? In for a hundred. Just take the lot."
"I heard the same rumor, this very morning," he smiled. "You're right. My instincts say it's a definite buy."
"Fine." Vance turned to MNB's jowled branch chief. "We'd like to do a little trading here this morning. Mind getting the bond desk at Westminster Union on the line? Tell Nogami we're good for a hundred in Mino Industries debentures, the new issue. At par."
"Michael." It was Eva's voice, suddenly alarmed.
"What?"
"We've got company. They look like field reps."
"Good God." Novosty strode to the door and looked out. A group of four leather-jacketed Japanese were headed down the hallway, two disarmed MNB guards in front. Also with them was Kenji Nogami.
Turning back, he looked imploringly at Vance. "What do we do?"
"Figure they came prepared." He waved toward Eva. "Better lose that .38. Put it on the table for now. Maybe we can still talk this thing through."