Daniel Forcadoes stared at the phone in his hand, the dial tone buzzing mockingly in his ear. He set it down with a sharp click and shook his head.

"What's gotten into him?" He flicked the newspaper clipping between his fingers, whistling low. "Why's he so uptight all of a sudden?"

The coffee shop bustled around him, morning commuters rushing past his corner table. He spread the newspaper flat, the bold headline screaming up at him in block letters that had shaken the business world just ...