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JR.

110 SUTTER STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Son of a bitch. I found my way to my desk, opened up the blinds, and sliced the seal on the envelope. By the turning light of late afternoon, I read Mr. Bernstein’s letter.

MR. KELLY,

I HOPE THIS MISSIVE FINDS YOU WELL. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, YOUR

ASSOCIATE HUBERT RUSSELL CONTACTED ME IN

REFERENCE TO A COMPANY NAMED TRANSCO AND ITS PARENT COMPANY, CMT

HOLDING. MY LATE FATHER WAS INVOLVED WITH

CMT MANY YEARS AGO, ACTING AS ITS ATTORNEY IN SOME MATTERS, AS

WELL AS ITS REGISTERED AGENT. FORGIVE ME FOR NOT

CONTACTING MR. RUSSELL DIRECTLY, BUT, AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING

PRESUMPTUOUS, HE SOUNDED A BIT YOUNG, ALBEIT QUITE

CAPABLE, OVER THE PHONE. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND EXTEND MY

APOLOGIES AND BEST WISHES TO YOUR COLLEAGUE. AS TO TRANSCO AND CMT, I

HAVE THOUGHT A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE MATTER AND DECIDED YOUR INQUIRY

MIGHT BE AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOME THINGS TO REST. I AM INCLUDING A RAFT OF