Hideo sighed. Now he'd be late, and they were very strict about teeing off on time.

"Then of course, send him in, Rosa."

Mike entered, followed closely behind by Alex. From habit, the detective identified himself by briefly flashing his badge. Hideo stiffened and removed his hand from the breast pocket from which he was withdrawing his business card case.

Alex picked up on the banker's reaction. He realized that Mike had inadvertently violated the elaborate Japanese protocol associated with the exchange of business cards.

Well, let him believe we're barbarians, Alex thought. If he's not on his guard, perhaps he'll give something away.