“But you’re distorting the facts, Caroline. The Aplomado falcon project hasn’t a goddamn thing…”
Farquarson was at the mike. “Mister Lee. I think your lack of manners isn’t going to help your cause any. I’m asking you again, politely, to wait your turn.”
Lee sat down, whispering furiously to the man beside him. Nick turned to Marguerite. “I can’t believe it. I’m agreeing with Stuart.”
“Watch, Nick. Facts don’t have anything to do with it. Sure, he’s right. But those two just double-teamed him and destroyed him. And he doesn’t even know he’s been cut.”
Meanwhile Caroline had reached her point: “A couple of weeks ago, a couple of concerned citizens came to me with the outlines of an arrogant plot. It seems that one environmentalist, a local man with a lot of money, got a little impatient
