Yeah, that’s why it works. Even the auditor doesn’t necessarily realise they’ve been bought. You’re just going to choose to not look at this particular odd set of loans because you don’t want to create a problem for Philip, he’s such a gentleman, and you’re sure there’s nothing untowards there. Plus your son in law works for one of the group companies, so there’s that.

Most corruption doesn’t happen due to money changing hands, but due to misplaced personal loyalty, and reality being less seemingly plausible than fiction.