CASH & CREDIT 34

Another evening in Finsbury square. Once again, the rich cigar smoke filled the huge conference room. The elegant table was lined once more with the great and the good. At the head of the table, Farquhar-Brown was making his report to the committee.

“Gentlemen” said Farquhar-Brown, his cultured voice booming richly in the chandeliers, “I am pleased to report that the unusual level of fraudulent activity has ceased. There have been some thousands of arrests, and I can categorically state that this particular fraud is at an end”. With a smile of self-satisfaction, he paused, which gave enough time for Lord Sefton to intervene.

“So the fraud is closed down - congratulations are due - but what about the proceeds? Where is the money?” he asked in a voice of indignation. Murmurs of agreement rippled around the long table.

Farquhar-Brown was at his urbane best.