(..) What else did the e-mail say? It said that we had to have a business meeting. That Mark and Sean had played some kind of revenge stunt on Case Equity, that he was now making an investment offer that was hard to turn down. So I went to California, and I went straight to the new offices. (..)

(..) Fuck you! TRASK: Mr. Simms, Mr. Willis. Mrs. Hunsaker says that you gentlemen were at a vantage point last night to observe who was responsible for this stunt. Who was it? l really couldn't tell you, sir. l thought l saw someone fooling with the lamppost, but by the time l pulled focus, (..)

(..) Andrea Jacobs, president of the French cIub and honour society... ...and on her way to Sarah Lawrence. Susanna Kaysen. What is she doing? Some kind of a stunt. Wake up, freak. Checks. Why do they do that? They're just doing checks. They'II space them out (..)