CHAPTER 7 Wednesday started as a bright and sunny autumn day. Jack could only hope his outlook would remain as bright and sunny given what was on his agenda. That morning at the office was routine, consisting mostly of returning phone calls and emails. The exception was an impromptu heart-to-heart talk with Peter about PetroMark, William Davies, Lindsay Revelle, et al. “Got a minute?” Peter asked, poking his head through Jack’s office doorway. “Sure, what’s up?” Jack knew the answer. Peter was going to push hard for Jack’s commitment to drop the idea of representing Revelle. He was likely going to offer dropping William Davies as a potential client as a concession. Peter wanted the PetroMark business badly and his logic was difficult to dismiss. Jack motioned for him to come in and ha

