"Fair enough," Tamara responded, "But something you may not know is that he's been falsifying his sales records."

Okay, that I did not know, but it sure as hell explained a lot of things, including the company-wide audit that was underway now. The rumors about financial misconduct had been circulating for some time, but old man Bessmer decided it was time to settle that once and for all. I was in shock. "Oh... wow," I gasped, unable to say much of anything else.

Tamara sat her wine glass down slowly. "Yeah, I came across some notes in his desk, and since I know what the super-secret combination to his safe...