They must have someone following the money on this. IMO , where exactly this money originated is key to answering your questions. I think ol’ FD was playing a little shell game with some previously hidden assets while he tested the waters with his little bond con. Maybe once he knew that game was blown, and he might need some $$, or the promise of it, to stay out of jail that fateful day in January, is when he realized a shell game was being played on him as well. It must have been a real shock to find out his “banker” was too busy with his new bff client to take his calls. And the other little minion “banker”, who was playing “cya” in the presence of the other side, was so busy and unaware of the time that he hadn’t even sent a driver for FD, or was actively scrambling for a new bond with him, must have given FD that blank stare long enough for FD to realize he had been had. It’s all about the $$$$$$$$$$MOO, this entire disaster.