posting 20050826

"Tom," he said, "I have a client. It's a very important client, Tom, probabl
y the most important client we as an agency will ever have. At least I can't
imagine any other client being more important than this one. This client fe
els that he has a very serious image problem, and I'd have to say that I agr
ee with him there. He has a special project that he wants to put together, s
omething that needs the most delicate handling imaginable.
"It happens not far past the place where you stopped reading the script, Ell
iot," Don said.
"Believe me, it's not," I said. "But I think letting him be a dog for a whil
e has some interesting aspects."
"All I can say is that you're lucky Elise is in Sacramento," he said. "She w
ould have pepper sprayed first, asked questions later." He shoved the filter
into the coffee maker and flipped the switch to start brewing. He turned ar
ound, and finally got a good look at me.