Trust Detective Gifts

'Okee-dokey... Let's just see how your diagnosis and treatment plan compare to what webMD.com has to say...'

"Handwriting analysis has revealed that Spencer is not in fact my husband."

'He was my financial advisor!'

Detective Agency

"It's nothing, go back to sleep. I was just getting a DNA sample."

"Good God. My wife and my best friend."

"You must believe me, Jane. I have excellent narrative skills."

Ask Sadie. Actual questions from actual readers. Send your questions to asksadie@rudypark.com. Dear Sadie, My boyfriend refuses to tell me his Facebook password, and his security settings prevent me from seeing who his other friends are. How can I trust that he's not cheating on me if he hides these things from me? -Distraught in Des Moines. I get this question all the time, Distraught. First, you shouldn't jump to conclusions. There's no reason to assume he's cheating. It's just as likely he's

"What terrors lurk behind that trustworthy facade?"

Would you buy a used car off this man?

"They're on special offer so I got three times more than I could ever use for twice as much as I could afford!"

'Plimbco Bank &Trust, Old Money Division.'

Ducks and hares taken in by a wolf at a seance

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

'Crisis'

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

Eurobonds Explained.

"I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting today."

IRS Audit Section

A Young Boy Talking To An Old Gentleman.

Customer Convention

'This is our Greek debt, this is our Spanish debt, and this is our Portuguese debt...'

"Thankfully, this year, the results can be attributed to something other than our own gross incompetence."

'Hang on, I've just found another one. It must've fallen down behind the coffee machine.'

IRS, 'I think we should audit this one, sir -- his signature looks shaky.'

"I asked my friends over to see how much the adults are leaving us to pay off!"

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

"You never saw a tax haven. Now look into this light.