CASH & CREDIT 26

The conference room was crowded, and a buzz of expectation filled the air. On the platform, the Chief and Susan sat with heads of operations in teams from all over the Country. As the Chief rose to his feet, the murmur slowly died until the great room was filled with silence, a pregnant pause.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues” began the Chief, “As you know, we have successfully taken hold of this fraud and shaken it by scruff of the neck”. At these words, a great cheer like a football scrum roared through the crowd, the enjoyment of the fruits of many months hard slogging work, the fruits of a sensed victory.

Waving his hands towards the crowd to bring quiet to the room again, the Chief went on.

“Yes, it’s a moment to savour, but it’s not a time for complacency, we still have much to do before we can say we’ve killed the beast”

He turned to the board behind him, turning over the first page of a large printed document full of coloured numbers and boxes.