(Sebastian)
I was about to leave for lunch when Nathan appeared at my door. He had his phone in his hand and looked concerned about something. I checked the time, wondering whether there was a problem with the finance department. Instead of taking a seat, he closed the door behind him.
"The auditors called," he said. "They found something in the Northbridge records that needs your attention."
"What exactly?" I asked. "I thought we weren't expecting another update until next week."
"Neither did I." Nathan placed his phone on my desk. "They found a payment authorization that doesn't match the supporting documents."
I examined the information he'd received. The authorization belonged to one of the older Northbridge accounts we'd been investigating. The amount wasn't unusually large, but
