His smile was slow, a little bored. "Remember them? They cost this company one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Sure I remember them. l said, "I've got an idea. Maybe it's a bit crazy in fact it probably is. But I'd like to try it. Is your twenty-five grand reward still good? He laughed. "Twenty grand, Carmady. But it's not worth your time." "It's my time. Twenty it is, then. How much help can I get?' "What kind of help?' "Can I have a letter that I can take to your other offices? Or show to the police if I need to?' Which offices? Which police?' I smiled at him, and he smiled back. Neither of our smiles was honest. 'No letter,' he said. "We can't put anything on paper. The New York office wouldn't like it. But we'll give you all the