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remained in the room,
Jonathan and Lew.   She felt her
anxiety kick in again, and she swallowed hard.   “What’s up, guys?”
    Lew
stared at her.   “Kit, we need you to
pack up your office before you leave today and hand off your remaining files to
Daniel.”
    Her
eyes widened, and she stared at him, her mind reeling, her greatest fears
realized.   She reminded herself to
breathe and nodded.   “Of course,
whatever you need me to do, but I certainly don’t understand what’s going
on.   Do I need to surrender my badge
and the keys to my company car too?   Are you letting me go?”
    Jonathan
chuckled.   “Hell no!   Kit, we’re doing a complete
reorganization of the company.   I’m
sure you’ve heard the rumors.   People are getting shuffled around.   Daniel Thomas is taking over as chief counsel.   You’ve been a fantastic chief counsel
and have done a great job moving the company forward, but we have other plans
for you now. You’re relieved of your duties as chief counsel effective today,
and it’s non-negotiable.”
    She
frowned.   “If you’re not letting me
go, then what am I going to be doing here?”
    Lew sat
back and grinned.   “Give us a little
more time to solidify that.   We’re
not at point to discuss the details with you yet or make you an offer, but know
that an offer is coming, and it will be favorable.   Until that time, you’ll continue with
your salary and benefits as a consultant.   It won’t be for long.   We’ll
have our decision sooner than later.”
    She
felt herself relax and sat back, trying to assess the situation.   “Is Diamond in trouble financially?”
    Jonathan
shook his head.   “No.   But, we’re considering acquisitions of
other companies right now.   We were
hoping you could provide some insight.   Did you hear anything when you were out on tour or through KMK before
everything unraveled?”
    The
stars aligned at that moment, and she chuckled as she reached into her
bag.   “It’s funny you should ask
that.   I had learned some
information this morning before I headed here.   Before I reveal what I’ve found, I want
to pick your brain on something, Lew.”
    He
nodded.   “Shoot.”
    She
proceeded.   “Why would a management
company be paying a record company a million dollars?”
    He
scoffed.   “They wouldn’t.   That’s counter-intuitive and doesn’t
make any sense.   The record company
is always paying the management company if there is one and honey; KMK was and
will be the exception, not the rule.   Usually, we do that shit in-house.   You know that.   Why are you
asking me this?”   He frowned.
    She
nodded, grinning.   “Humor me,
please.   Let’s go theoretical for a
minute.   Is there any chance that
this could happen outside of KMK’s case?”
    He
shook his head.   “No.   Unless it was some kind of charity thing
and even then it would go to the charity, or be held in an escrow account, not the record company’s account.   Otherwise, it looks bad and is
completely unethical. It looks like a payoff.   No one legit would want that kind of crap
on their books.”
    She
grinned.   Lew confirmed what she had
been thinking.   The scenario she saw
playing out in her mind came to life right before her eyes.   “Except for Templeton.”
    He
chuckled.   “Templeton Records?   What do you mean?”
    She sat
back and felt herself relax into her seat, suddenly feeling confident in her
theory.   “I recently learned that Dante
paid out a big chunk of KMK’s money to Templeton Records.”
    Lew
sighed and exchanged a disgusted look with Jonathan.   “Ugh.   That’s not good.”
    Kit
nodded in agreement.   “Why the hell
do you think he’d do something like that? I mean I know he was working with
Blake Templeton on building this new management company or whatever but why
would Templeton want to dirty up its books for Dante?”
    He shook
his head.   “Because Templeton
Records is in serious trouble