And by the time you got back, it was an inevitability.

You expect me just to accept this, go on with my day?

If I sell now, I can control how we sell it and to whom.

There's a private buyer that's made a very generous offer.

The company will stay intact, and so will your father's name.

And the money from the sale will give you a chance to build a future.

And who knows? Maybe even buy it back someday.

But if this deal gets messed up-- Bass industries will go to the highest bidder-- Someone who'll fire the employees, cheapen the brand.

Exactly. This buyer's committed to maintaining the company's integrity, your father's integrity.

And I know he'd want you to be a part of the next phase.