The meeting started just as Pearce had feared. “I didn’t know Drew was on the project when I took this thing, so I rebelled,” said Black. “I said, ‘Excuse me, there’s a British guy with a beard in this room, what’s he doing here?’ And they said, ‘Well, he’ll be writing the draft with you,’ and I said, ‘Well, that’s good, but no he won’t.’ ”
