t examination. They know what a document examiner
looks for and what tips them off to call something a forgery. For
example, if a person is trying to disguise his or her handwriting, they
make it bigger, wider, smaller or larger.

"Our forgers, as trained document examiners, look for unique or
individualistic handwriting characteristics and make sure these are
included in their forgeries. They first find all the characteristics,
even the microscopic ones, of the individual's handwriting just as a
document examiner does. Then they utilize this knowledge in making a
foolproof forgery.

"All this takes time, of course."

"How do you recruit these people? I should think it would be difficult
since they work fairly exclusively for attorneys or police, don't they?"

"Well, I certainly can't share our methods but I will remind you that
money talks. These people are paid very well for what they do and they
know they are protected. I hope you are not so naive that you believe
all lawyers and cops are honest!

"They are easy to recruit because they may have worked for years for
very little. That's why to get the best, you have to pay for it."

"OK, here's what I need. I was hoping to have a dozen or so of the
following messages copied onto these blue forms, but I'm going to have
to settle for these three short ones. I understand from the man that
introduced us that this will never be traced back to me?"

"Correct. I am only a broker. I do nothing criminal--you do nothing
criminal. The forger never sees either you or me. Someone else takes
the material to her or him. That's another thing that makes our
service so excellent. I will use a former document examiner who is the
same sex and about the same age as the person you want blamed for these
documents.

"Now, the first thing we need is as many examples of this individual's
handwriting and printing that you can get your hands on. We want
originals, not copies. However, be sure you make copies since you will
not get the originals back. They will be, 'consumed' perhaps is the
best word for it, in the forgery process. Most commercial document
examiners will accept copies of standards to work from and this is to
our, and your, advantage. You might get one sharp enough to be
suspicious if given enough original standards to compare with our
forgeries."

The waiter never came back to bother them. They sat in the secluded
booth and planned out the three do