Existing commitments and borrowing left very little room for failure.

A senior member of the finance team showed me the verified parts of that picture.

She also marked the things still uncertain.

“What happens if he doesn’t find the money?” I asked.

“Likely a failed closing, serious pressure from investors and lenders, and decisions his board has delayed.

Not necessarily the collapse of every entity overnight.”

I looked at the notes.

Patrick had made my dependence look like weakness.