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Chapter 5 - What's your plan, Pete, er, I mean, Michael?

Michael? Michael? What has Michael got to do with it? Isn't Pete the one who is one the sidelines for not inspecting the toxic Deutsche Bank Building while Michael is still in the game?  Maureen, what about Pete?  Why are you talking with the Manhattan Borough Commander when, according to Scoppetta, you should be talking to the Captain of the local firehouse? Maureen, doesn't Pete's opinion count? Come on, Maureen, why are you ignoring Pete and speaking to Michael? Why aren't you asking Pete about what he is planning? Sure, Michael is a big FDNY dalamtion and Pete is a little FDNY puppy, but still, don't you want to know what someone from the sidelines thinks? Maureen, just because Michael can deploy and coordinate FDNY resources throughout the Borough of Manhattan and Pete's world is limited to the resources of the Ten House, is that a reason not to seek his counsel and wisdom? Shouldn't Pete's opinion matter, Maureen? Maureen, why ask the Manhattan Borough Commander to decide when you can ask the Captain of the local firehouse?

Or, perhaps,  you are talking to the right person, Maureen! Perhaps it does take the top FDNY dalmation in Manhattan to figure out how to inspect toxic buildings. Perhaps it is above the rank of Captain of the local firehouse! Come to think of it, Maureen, you hit the nail on the head! The top of FDNY needs to create the plan to inspect toxic buildings. This is beyond the rank of Captain of the local firehouse.  Congratulations, Maureen, you know how to do your job.

I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.

Garrison Keillor

(Could have been uttered by perfidious Nick)

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