Sam spent the entire weekend with Sister Sue at her apartment. Sue had been shocked, saddened and thrilled at the news of her pregnancy and had assured Sam that she would be there for her through both the highs and lows.
Monday morning started no different from any other but, just after 9 a.m., Sam received a phone call from Malcolm"s assistant, Betty Tamis, to inform her that Malcolm Sutton had passed away during the night from a massive heart attack. It was 6 a.m. in Perth and Betty told her she was needed there later that day to sit in on a crucial meeting on his behalf.
Sam was shocked to discover that Malcolm had been in the midst of discussions regarding a takeover bid for Swan Coal Energy, and had a meeting scheduled with their top executives at 1 p.m.
“He was working on this dea
