Corzine, who was returning from a weekend at his majestic beachfront home in the Hamptons, called the meeting room from his cell phone. When Corzine reiterated that Goldman would not invest unless Chase left its money in, Pflug, who had steadily been losing patience, exploded. “Jon,” he said, “there is no polite way to say this—Goldman can go fuck themselves!” Corzine, who was stuck in traffic on the Long Island Expressway, let it pass; he was used to getting heat from his bickering partners, who were backing away from the consortium again. After talking to Corzine, Katz said resignedly, “We
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