“One more point, Sowerbutt, one of those steel drums contained forged pound notes of various denominations. We calculate a drum of that size would hold many thousands of notes, something we have always feared being used by the Jerries to try and wreck our economy. The police say the notes must have been destroyed in the raid. When they searched the site, there were no banknotes or burnt paper. Piles of ash, but that could have been anything. Not surprising as many of the drums were blown to smithereens, the place was an inferno.
“However, if any forged notes were to surface, I don’t want them to make a nuisance of themselves. It would give the fuddy-duddies in Threadneedle Street a heart attack if they appeared on the open market.”
Sowerbutt blew out some cigar smoke: “I wish we had known about the manna from heaven, Mr Bracken. A couple of notes in a frame would have made an interesting memento over the bar at home.”
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