“I commend you on your record keeping,” Stone said.
“Thank you. Where did you get the two-dollar bill?”
“I’m afraid I can’t say.”
“What?”
Stone searched for the right
words. “I’m sorry, but answering your question would violate the canon of legal ethics.”
“Which part of the canon?” Williams asked.
“I’m afraid I can’t tell you that, either.”
“I was told you’d be cooperative.”
“Who told you that?”
“The United States Attorney for New York.”
“Well, she was right, in the sense that I wish to be cooperative, within the bounds of professional ethics, but, as I’ve said, revealing the source of the two-dollar bill would entail compromising legal ethics, and any court would back me on that.”
The two agents stared at him in silence.
“Perhaps you can tell me why you are so interested in solving a crime, the statue of limitations on which expired decades ago?”
“Two army officers were murdered during the course of the robbery. There’s no statute of limitations on that.”
“I see. Well