Wade Burke's father was cooking the books at his business.
B
How so ?
A
July 21st, 3 days after the incident, he made a one-time $30,000
payment to a Clarence Tipton. He charged it off as a consulting fee.
A
So Franklin was a meth kingpin, huh ?
B
Turns out, all of his properties, housed
meth labs, which makes some sense for someone who ... used to cook
the books.
A
That's why he was killed. It's a
dangerous business.
A
How did they know ? How did the people
who threatened you know that you'd cooked the books ? How did they
know that there would be enough to indict both you and Alec ?
A
I know how much you care about the
people who work for you. If you've done anything ...
B
You think I'm cooking the books ?
A
I just wanna make sure we're not taking
on any clients that we shouldn't.
** to change
numbers dishonestly in the accounts (= financial records) of an
organization, especially in order to steal money from it. **
His accountant had been
cooking the books for years.
