I flew to Columbus the next morning on my own dime. I did not tell anyone at my firm where I was going. I told my team I was taking a personal day. I met Denny at a restaurant downtown — the same one he had once recommended — and I sat across from him and I told him everything. I told him the project had been under-scoped from day one. I told him Vincent had known this, had sold it to him anyway, and had been blaming him in our internal meetings for the last eleven months. I told him what had been said in yesterday's war room. I told him our firm was planning to countersue him. I told him my manager was a liar. I said — and I was surprised by the calm in my voice — "Denny, I am telling you this because I am not going to be part of a defense that blames you for our mistakes. And because I think if you come in with the right documentation, you will win. And I am going to help you win." Denny did not say anything for a long time. Then he said: "Can I record this? I want to make sure I remember it right."