When she’d finished, she ate two pieces in silence, then took a sip of coffee.
She said, “Not necessarily. Black was using a fake name. When you’re establishing a cover, one of the first things you go for is a credit card. It’s easy to do. And once you’ve got it, why not use it? It adds verisimilitude.”
— Slow Horses (Mick Herron), Loc. 4979–81