TelRoute's attorney, realizing its last-gasp restructuring bid had failed, announced that if MCI was pulling the plug, the company had no choice but to liquidate. The small group of creditors agreed to meet among themselves in a conference room. When Pavlo entered, one of them already had his briefcase propped on the wet bar and was filling it with bottles of liquor. Others were sticking crystal glasses and coasters in their suit pockets and rifling through the cabinets.
