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Three minutes, she mouthed.
"Miranda, would you call Alan Finley over at Associated Client Representatio
n, and put him on the speaker when you get him?"
"That was very nice of me," I said.
"The real problem is Allen Green," Brad said. "In our contract, we committed
to a start date, and if we miss that start date by more than a week, he can
walk, with his full paycheck. Pay or Play. That's 20 million, shot right do
wn the tubes. The start date's in ten days, Tom. Even if Michelle comes out
of her coma today, she's not going to be ready to go in ten days. You know t
hat."