And by the way, this tie was my grandfather's.

If only he'd been buried in it.

I didn't lie to you, Charles.

Are you familiar with the sin of omission?

You seemed calmed by the idea of Thorpe as the buyer, and I needed to keep things smooth for another 24 hours so that this deal would close without incident, But it looks like I failed.

the buyer just called.

Somehow, he heard about the scene that just transpired, the little war between me and my children, And he's backing out.

Over a family squabble?

All he had to do was hear that you and I were in a standoff.

And now he's concerned that there would be problems between us every step of the acquisition.