He Died With His Eyes Open (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
'He had an eleven-hundred-pound loan account, don't you know, and there's the interest owing on it.' 'An unsecured loan?' 'Well, not quite—there are a few equities. But equities are performing miserably at the moment, as you probably know.' 'No, I don't own any shares,' I said. 'I don't know.' 'The bank stands to be several hundred pounds out on this affair,' said the manager. 'Several hundred.' 'We're talking about a murder.' 'I daresay. Even so, it's very awkward.' He was small and pink, and at first sight looked too young to be a bank manager. He had a harassed expression and a smile that was meant to be nice. He produced it with the practised ease of a conjuror. 'Head office cleared the loan. But I was against it.' 'Oh? Why?' 'Not a very stable individual, Mr Staniland.' 'Did he tell you what he wanted the money for?' 'No. Or rather, he told me some story or other, but I didn't believe it. I don't think he did himself.' 'Did he borrow all the money at once?' 'No, he borrowed five hundred; then, three months later, another five.
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