Bernie Madoff, Guilty plea in Manhattan, 2009

Bernie Madoff is “Guilty plea in Manhattan” in 2009, and the figure kept beside it is 12. This week, read one case only, and do not gather mysteries, frauds, and accidents on one sheet. Leave the year and the scale in the margin, and do not write the order of the act. State and federal suits against feeder vehicles clarified, through settlements more than trials, how far intermediaries could be pressed for transfers received in good faith. At the reading room, open Bernie Madoff so the notebook shows 2009 first, 12 next, and “Guilty plea in Manhattan” beside them.

This week, write only the case’s name, the year, and the figure in the evening notebook, and keep one line for what happened. Close the notebook and do not try those steps the next day. The order is Bernie Madoff, 2009, 12, then “Guilty plea in Manhattan”. When the evening is done, look again only at 2009 for Bernie Madoff and leave 12 on the notebook.

Do not turn it into steps someone could follow, and do not turn the toll into a score for the story. In the reading room, open only that case, and skip any line that ranks it. Leave the year and the scale in the margin, and do not write the order of the act. Match Guilty plea in Manhattan with 12 at the reading room before you close 2009 for Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff is “Guilty plea in Manhattan” in 2009, and the figure kept beside it is 12.