The Scottish Banker of Surabaya - By Ian Hamilton Page 0,90
out who did it and where it went.”
“I have no immediate interest in moving money from the bank. I spoke to my partner about our conversation this morning and he doesn’t quite believe you. He wants me to confirm your story about the loans and real estate transactions. Those are recorded somewhere in your system, I’m assuming.”
“Yes, of course they are.”
“And you have access to them?”
“They are my records.”
“Then this should be easy, shouldn’t it.”
“Why would —”
“My partner wants me to confirm your story. That’s all you need to know,” Ava said.
“I’m thirsty,” he said again.
She was tempted not to concede him even that, but time was passing. “I’ll get you something,” she said.
When she walked into the kitchen, Perkasa was already seated in one of the chairs, waiting for her. “He needs another glass of water,” she told him.
“The boys are on their way here,” he said.
She opened her notebook and reviewed the details. When she went back outside, Perkasa was giving water to Cameron. When he was done, she asked, “How do I get to the bank records?”
“Go to www.regcalindo.com.”
“Not the bank’s site?”
“We have several.”
“Okay,” she said, spelling the web address back to him.
He nodded. “I have three passwords. The first one is ‘andycolin’ — all lowercase. That’ll get you into the main directory and let you access all kinds of general information, including some financials — mainly the bullshit ones. Within the directory you’ll see a tab for assets. Enter ‘chriskaren’ — again lowercase, and ‘chris’ with ch, not k. Under ‘Assets’ there are, I think, eight headers. The one you want is at the bottom and it’s called ‘Projected Income.’ The password to get you in is ‘karenchriscolin.’”
“One word, all lowercase?”
“Aye.”
“And this will show me the loans?”
“All of them.”
“Are they referenced?”
“And fucking cross-referenced,” he said, as if she’d doubted his professionalism.
The things people cling to when they’re in trouble . . . Ava thought. “That should satisfy my partner,” she said.
“Then what?”
“Then we talk about your million dollars, and if we can work something out you should be free to join your Italian friends for dinner tonight.”
He groaned. “You don’t need this tape or handcuffs anymore.”
“No, we need to conclude our business first.”
Waru came out with Prayogo. The brothers looked at Cameron and then glanced quickly at each other.
“Apologize to Waru for the mess,” Ava said to Perkasa. “And tell him that we’re doubling his fee to make up for it.”
The men spoke among themselves. When they were finished, Perkasa said to Ava, “No problem with Waru. He just wants to know if you want to leave the banker out here like this. Or can they wash him off properly and move him back indoors?”
“Leave him here,” Ava said. “But get one of the boys to fish Cameron’s wallet out of his pocket. I may need it later.”
( 33 )
Perkasa drove her back to the Majapahit. Traffic was still light and they made great time. He had the radio turned low, and he glanced at her several times during the ride as if he wanted to start a conversation. Ava looked out the window at the passing city. She knew what he wanted to discuss. She just wasn’t ready to discuss it.
“I don’t know how long I’ll be,” she said, when the Nissan pulled up in front of the hotel.
“I’ll wait right here. No rush.”
She was greeted by the same doorman who had walked her to the Sheraton that morning. He gave her a big smile. “How was your meeting?”
“Just fine,” Ava said.
She walked up the stairs to her room and went directly to the computer. It took a few minutes to connect to the Internet and then seconds to get into regcalindo.com. She followed the directions Cameron had given her and found herself looking at a list of loan transactions.
They were grouped by branch and listed by date. Under the date was the amount of the loan followed by the company it was loaned to, with an address and contact names, titles, and phone numbers. There were at least two names, and sometimes more, attached to every company. Virtually every one of the names was Italian. None of them were familiar to Ava, but then there was no reason for them to be. Some names appeared several times, and some names were attached to more than one company.
Every building or piece of property being acquired was described in incredible detail. The first group of properties was listed under the Rome branch. Initially the purchases were