“I didn’t speak to her,” he replied.

“Exactly,” Meredith said, without raising her voice.

The board authorized an independent audit, suspended payments to Eastgate, and directed counsel to seek preservation of records.

It also established a plan to keep the Greensboro employees informed without making accusations we could not yet prove.

After the meeting, Leonard approached us in the hallway.

“I thought I was helping the company,” he said.

Meredith considered him for a moment.