“Look,” said Charlie Croker, “you may recall that one of your own people, Mr. John Sycamore, assured us over and over again that if—” “Mr. Sycamore’s no longer on the case.” “That may be, but—” “Mr. Sycamore is no longer a factor here.” “Yeah, but the fact is, he was your representative, and he practically got down on his knees and—” “Mr. Sycamore’s hopes—” “—begged us to take that last $180 million loan and assured us—” “Mr. Sycamore’s hopes—” “—if any situation arose regarding the payback schedule, he—” “Mr. Sycamore’s hopes and dreams, whatever they were, no longer exist so far as the
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