“It was a professional job. The robber had perfect timing and knew exactly what he was doing.” Tully glanced at her. “I don’t believe it.” “What don’t you believe?” “That our victim on the mountain knew what he was doing.” “Just listen to me for a minute. The manager typically shows up at the bank at a quarter to ten. The cashiers and other employees arrive at nine. The assistant manager shows up a little earlier than the tellers. The time lock on the safe goes off at nine-fifteen. The cash is counted out and distributed to the cashiers. When the manager arrives, he checks out the vault, and if he’s satisfied, he closes it and the time lock resets. The vault can’t be opened until after the bank closes for the day. All a robber can get is what’s in the cash drawers.” Tully stopped at a stop sign before pulling onto Highway 95 and waited for a truck loaded down with Christmas trees to lumber by.
