Gil paced back and forth in his office while thinking out loud. “This is the biggest deal I’ve ever made in my life. Why hasn’t Alexander called me back yet? He was supposed to call me this morning and it’s almost one in the afternoon. Was it not enough money? Did I say something to offend him?”
Just then the phone on his desk rang. “That must be him!” He quickly picked up the phone. “This is Gil.” He said as he composed himself.
“Yeah, it’s me,” said Alexander in a slow groaning voice. “I’ll take the offer. I’ll help you get your bridge built.”
Gil tried his best to hide his excitement. “Wonderful! We can set up a meeting with the construction board in a few weeks.”
“Yeah, sure sounds good,” Alexander replied. “Now if that’s all, I’ve got to go and take care of this headache.”
Gil did a short celebratory first pump into the air, but he knew this was just the beginning of his endeavors. He called up a member of The Organization from the business team and spent the rest of the afternoon preparing a presentation for the construction board with plenty of facts and numbers knowing that’s what would help win them over.
Over the next few days he made a handful of calls to the construction board and prepared the meeting for Alexander. The first few steps were going as planned for the most part. It was a big investment, but it was going to be worth it in the end. His business team had calculated that The Organization would be able to profit an extra fifteen percent each year if the bridge were to be built.
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Days ticked by and Gil had prepared a key presentation that Alexander would present to the board of construction. The business team had crafted a presentation with carefully collected charts and notes. All Alexander would have to do was read the information. Something even he couldn’t mess up.
The project seemed to be going well until Gil received an alarming phone call from a Black Diamond informant. The phone on Gil’s desk rang and he quickly answered. The informant’s hushed and rapid message rang out like a siren in Gil’s ears. “The Black Diamond knows about the bridge project. They’re likely sending in a hit man to take Alexander out. I don’t know where or when, but I think if he stays put in his house for now, he’ll be safe.”
“Damn it! How did they find out?” asked Gil.
“We were told that they found out from Alexander himself.”
“What?” Gil yelled.
“According to what I heard, Alexander went around bragging that he was making a bunch of money just by presenting an idea to the construction board for a new bridge.”
“That idiot! How could he be so careless?” Gil hung up and slapped the desk phone down onto the receiver. “I’ve got to make sure that fool doesn’t get himself killed. First step is going to be getting him some personal security. He needs a bodyguard.” Gil sat back in his chair and thought about what to do. I can't just let any member of The Organization be his security. This is far too important for another idiot to mess things up even more.” After a bit of contemplation, he decided to go with GM’s team.