I refused Warren’s offer to tell the audit committee what conclusion it should reach.

He was its chairman.

That was exactly why I wanted him to step back from decisions involving his own employee and recently discovered daughter.

“I won’t have anyone saying you destroyed him to please me,” I told him.

Warren nodded.

“And I won’t have anyone say I protected him because I wanted access to my grandson.”

He formally disclosed our relationship and recused himself from the specific personnel decisions concerning Vance.

The independent directors appointed outside counsel to review the vendor dealings.