time through a purchase of Mino Indus¬tries debentures."
"Now we'll see if he sticks to his word."
"You've got leverage at the moment." He was fishing for his keys. "Incidentally, I should tell you I broke the news to his London oyabun here this afternoon. About postponing the rest of the issue. He was not pleased. It's been a bad week for him."
"Are you planning to make this break with the organiza¬tion permanent?" Vance knew it was not something a Yakuza would do lightly.
"I'm still not sure." His voice was pained. "I don't even know if I can."
"The long arm of the Tokyo oyabun. Plenty of reach."
"It's not just that." Nogami was inserting a large key into the front door, white with Georgian decorations and a leaded glass transom above. "You understand the kind of obligation we