PART THREE Madison returned from his two-week break in the same manner with which he left, quietly. Jonathan was very uneasy with the calm that seemed to reverberate in the office. They had just lost forty percent of the satellite revenue at a time when they were desperate for new business. How can everybody be so calm? He was scared. What would he do now? Who could he turn to? I should have just taken Uncle Brandon’s offer when I had the chance. Madison returned to the office on a Tuesday but it was not until Thursday that week at 11:30 am that he finally called Jonathan to his office. When he got the call, Jonathan's heart was clearly destined for the floor, if not for his rib cage. Trembling with sweaty hands, Jonathan approached Madison's office as Peter was walking out of it. He

