Saturday noon
`` Let that part of it rest and get down to business . What you have been telling me may be true , but I ca n't do anything on your bare word -- the word of a man who is dodging the police . You 've got to bring me proofs in black and white ; lists of the faked names , and a straight-out give-away of how they are to be used ; names and dates , and a written story of your bargainings with the men higher up . This is Thursday ; to be of any use , these documents would have to be in my hands by Saturday noon , at the latest . You know best whether the thing can be done in time -- or done at all . What do you say ? '' For a little time Gryson said nothing .