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if it came to a choice between a hopper

mining in my marriage I know which one

I'd choose but I shouldn't have to

choose don't you want to know where I

got the shares that put me in to

Harper's

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tonight the problem is keeping her away

longer I need a few more days I'm sure

we can arrange something what about the

business to hell with it I will never

set foot in Harper's again if it'll make

you happy

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now more on the battle for control of

the giant corporation harper mining

newcomer Jake Sanders today pulled off a

share coup forcing his way onto the

board of the troubled corporation

efforts to block his bid for

chairmanship have so far been successful

but can the top-heavy harper

administration continue to withstand the

sanders takeover machine amid personal

and business setbacks Sanders efforts to

gain control could spell an end to miss

Stephanie Harper's fairytale career and

marriage

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where shall I put your case misshapen

unpack it thank you Robert so let me go

anyway very good madam

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darling

I'm sorry to interrupt the last day of

our honeymoon with business we give you

lists are you sure you don't mind I

could cancel see you in a couple of

hours

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you show her alone unless Philips taking

up window cleaning I have well they can

give I'm sure

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making good use of my shares as of today

I'm on the board of Harper mining

congratulations

next stop chairman only a matter of time

shame really

Oh why's that I was just getting used to

dealing with Stephanie Harper the ideal

sparring partner the ideal partner in a

lot of ways he won't be after you've

thrown around oh I don't know be nice to

have one pretty face around the office

you won't want to sit through boring

meetings besides having both you and

Stephanie around us seem a little greedy

goes we'll see

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you look wonderful

Thanks good and I had a marvelous few

days you and Dan should try a second

honeymoon sometime

Dan's gone away where what for to the

islands to get away from it all for a

couple of weeks he wanted me to go with

him why didn't you I couldn't just walk

away from this showdown with Jake

Sanders couldn't or didn't want to

yes that's what then left thinking that

Sanders and I are lovers no reason to go

after Dan prove to him it isn't true no

Julia burnt my bridges I either went

with him or not at all that's ridiculous

can't you call him explain why he won't

answer my call do you want me to call

him no you sure you're not holding back

for some other reason what that they

might actually be something with Sanders

of course not it's ridiculous at least

on my part and on his it doesn't matter

if it came to a choice between Harper

mining and my marriage I know which one

I'd choose but I shouldn't have to

choose that you do

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this is not a social call Jake no I came

to tell you that they're still

suspicious about how you got enough

shares to get into Harper mining thanks

for the warning understand if I get

caught so do you

it'll take Harper's weeks to unscramble

the mess in that computer by the time

they do I'll be in the clear

you and Jilly Stewart I'd love to tell

Stephanie that her own sister betrayed

her

but you weren't why would I

Stephanie isn't gonna be your boss for

much longer I am okay really Cassie you

can't con me Jake I know you hey I

thought we were friends were more than

friends doesn't that mean anything to

you

I haven't regretted ending our

relationship if that's what you could

call it for one second I've missed you

you're a bastard say you know what I'm

capable of how would you explain to

Dennis about our past acquaintances

because if you open that lovely mouth

about Jilly shares you're gonna have to

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I thought we could try some new colors

get away from the old boring ones we've

done before you're not suggesting that

I'm old and boring I trust not if you

let me go into production yes all right

have you thought of a name for the line

not yet I can think of a few Mr Sanders

what can we do for you as a director of

Harper's I didn't think I needed a

reason to drop in

we haven't met my daughter Sarah hello

excuse me lovely eyes what do you want

so this is the place that launched your

modeling career the beautiful Tara wells

it's not an indulgence if that's what

you mean

if terrace does make a profit a modest

one yes will you just keep studying the

balance sheets unfortunately I have work

to do I thought we might have dinner

together I doubt that I'll ever be

hungry enough all lonely enough to have

dinner with you Mr Sanders

how about curious enough don't you want

to know where I got the shares that put

me into Harper's

tonight

you're not really going to see him

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thanks Angela hi Cassie I'll leave the

bottle with you you're right

yeah just had a bad day at work didn't

we all

what's the problem I thought you liked

the job I do that's the problem I don't

want to lose it I won't let that happen

I do have something might not be enough

Dennis it's about Jake Sanders you once

asked me if I knew anything about his

personal life I think I've made a

terrible mistake sir what's she doing

with that jerk come on let's get out of

here I'm sorry what were you saying he

wasn't there oh we had an argument

earlier what about no nothing important

Sara bill we've got to do it

they must be told yes I know

but I'm going to have to tell Stephanie

first

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he waited too long I was getting ready

for dinner

yes Jake Sanders he happened to mention

it it's business

the man's a snake we should be doing

everything in our power to throw him out

you sound like some Patrick I'm serious

yes I know and I'm not fraternizing with

the enemy

I want Sanders out just as much as you

do but I do have my reasons for seeing

him well just be careful how's Tom going

with the share register he's working on

it as a matter of fact Stephanie tom is

the reason why I'm here

well Tom and Sarah they get on well

don't they Stephanie mom hi Bill Dennis

don't mind me

didn't you want to see me as a matter of

fact I do will you be in your office

early tomorrow I don't know yes probably

well it can wait till then but we must

talk good night Stephanie I'll show you

out no it's all right somebody's having

a party

it's gate-crashing unfortunately I have

a prior commitment that's what I wanted

to talk to you about oh not you too

Dennis I couldn't stand another lecture

about Jake Sanders I wasn't going to I

suspect you're old enough to look after

yourself sometimes but he is dangerous

and I want to do something about it no

dirty tricks we've never done things

that way all right but at least let me

find out some more about him he must

have weaknesses we tried digging into

his past when he first started his share

out on the company we didn't come up

with much then we didn't try hard enough

everyone's got secrets and I want to

know what his are

doing showing it at those dancing

lessons all those years ago or worth it

in that case I'll give you a hand

thank you very much what's the name of

your dancing and striper de Venezuela

neck storm trooper and his wife and

you'll keep time oh well I must say it

was worth it

you dance divinely an idea as well as

Dan Oh Dennis what's happening no

something's wrong

considering your feelings about Dan I

would have thought you'd approve

none of it hurts you no matter what I

feel about Dan I know you two love each

other

I reckon II what one chance to salvage a

marriage and you know what I mean

yes I do will you drive me to the

airport of course let me I'd come round

to see if you wanted to have dinner with

me oh damn I forgot to let Jake Sanders

know was meant to be having dinner with

him would you like me to call it no

would you thank you I thought you said

there was nothing between you there

isn't he was offering information really

I'm intrigued

he suggested that he'd tell me where he

got the mysterious shares that got him a

seat on the hop aboard I wonder if he

meant it

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good evening I'm expecting company I

know someone else it's Tiffany hub good

guess it's no guess and she's not coming

really no I just dropped at the airport

she's flying north a mercy - to save a

marriage our Stephanie and the good

doctor having troubles you should know

you're the cause of them you could tell

me something what's that why you invited

Stephanie here in the first place she

didn't tell you I was quite a rush

catching a plane then what I had in mind

for Stephanie will keep well dinners or

you should have just told her I know but

after all these years or II know it

isn't easy it can wait until the morning

I hope so

we could tell Tom and Sarah first no

Stephanie has to be party to this

she'll know best how to handle it well

she how's it going to be any easier for

her well maybe not but she has to know

that Tom and Sarah are brother and

sister before they do

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what well I finally sort out mum and dad

about us and here we are

oh I get it you get the all clear from

ground control and now you've lost

interest oh it's not at all it's just

that I know we've known each other since

we were kids we grew up in and out of

each other's houses

it's how did you stop being friends of

the family I keep seeing you in pigtails

and thinking this is the girl I used to

catch tadpoles with I remember I can

feel giving you a beating for playing in

the drain yes and you got off scot-free

I didn't mum made me keep the tadpoles

until their old geriatric fraud

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I know I shouldn't say this about my

darling sister but I don't know what

everyone sees in Stephanie

perhaps it's only obvious to a man like

me she has style charm intelligence

oh yes and she presents a challenge she

was always a pushover

I wish to grow up and even as a teenager

she was she was pregnant at 18 you

didn't know that did you know the old

man max Harper shipped her off to Europe

immediately after the kid was born and a

couple of months later I was sent over

there to work comfort postive comfort

her Bambino died really you don't

believe me do you perhaps I just don't

give a damn what you did when she was 18

so stop trying to sway my opinion is

that what I'm doing and you did your

best to make sure she didn't get here

tonight be very careful Jake you too

Jilly you did tell Stephanie who's sold

her up weren't you

is that what she told you you deny it

why should I I use it as a bait to get

her here but don't worry I wasn't gonna

tell your sister what a dangerous little

[ __ ] you really are not yet anyway huh

you expect me to believe that I'm not

offering you a choice and don't threaten

me again I don't like it perhaps this

relationship is too small for the both

of us perhaps but I think we're gonna

need each other for a little while

longer then then it'll be an interesting

fight to the death

well at least I was warned which is more

than you did for Greg Marsden before you

shot him I did the world a favor the

world or Stephanie Harper she was as

responsible for his death as I was if it

hadn't been for her Sharad as Tara wells

it would probably never have happened

I wonder you are guys soft on her aren't

you no not yet

not until I've got control of Harper

mining well now's your chance

while she's away trying to mend her

boring little marriage I know I know the

problem is keeping her away longer I

need a few more days I'm sure we can

arrange something I'm sure you can Julie

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I hope madam finds her office to a

liking that wouldn't mind a window

I'll have the building redesigned

immediately thanks for driving me in and

for everything that's all right dad's

upstairs waiting to see your mother has

he been waiting long yes and where's

Stephanie tom I didn't realize that she

needed your permission to have a few

days off

could you spare a minute to go over the

share register with me something wrong

there's a batch of entries missing from

the transfer records what day

day before yesterday oh I thought so

the system crashed and we lost some of

the afternoon then we'll have to

reconstruct the records from the raw

data by hand if necessary that'll take

days I don't care if I have to sit up

every night for a week I'm determined to

find out where Jake Sanders got those

shares that carried him under the board

why don't I do it that's a lot to ask I

know but as it's a system failure I'd

like to fix it myself and make sure it

doesn't happen again how quickly can you

manage it the sooner I get started one

of the transaction notes sent down

immediately but be careful with them the

last pieces of hard evidence we've gone

where's your mother Stephanie won't be

in today but I have to talk to her

urgently can't you discuss it with me

it's got nothing to do with the business

Steph he's gotta join then she thought

you'd understand of course I understand

but look what's arrived Jake Sanders has

given his notice in writing of his

intention to call an extraordinary board

meeting within 24 hours he must know

she's not here how the hell did he find

out how he found out we've got to get

her back otherwise we'll all be working

for him

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are you serious how can you expect the

Board of Harper mining to pass a vote of

no confidence in Stephanie Harper she

does have great charisma if she were

here I'd have my work cut out Keith well

my advice is she's got off to the

tropics to hold hands with that solid

citizen husband of hers are you sure oh

yes even the most loyal members of the

board will find it reprehensible that

she's deserted the ship when they needed

her most and then what I have Harper

mining but what price it's hardly been

painful Anton I was thinking of Julie

Stewart you know you and I have been

through some rough ones together so far

you've always managed to separate

business from your pleasure and Don my

dear fellow surely you don't believe I'm

gonna let Julie Stewart go on calling

the shots for much longer

no she's almost outlived her purpose

then watch your back

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I'm glad to change your mind

so mine if you understand it shouldn't

be a choice between you and the company

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somehow it seemed to come from it does

I love

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let's walk hmm can I ask you something

far away Saunders

you find him attractive yes but darling

I gave up falling in love with the wrong

man a long time ago

yeah you didn't seriously suspect that

I'd jump into bed with Jake Saunders

well sure trust me yes something about

Saunders all the things who ever told me

about Gregg man

yeah that's similarity between yes I

suppose there is but that hardly makes

him attractive I'm trying to explain my

jealousy after all you did marry Moulton

once must have loved him that's a

mistake I will not be making again I

hope not

because I couldn't bear to lose

remaining if he calls again tell him we

can't be reached

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are you going with the sharing codes no

no I'll be faster by myself there's an

important board meeting tomorrow I need

that information call me as soon as you

find anything I'll be back later there

you are

thanks Angela pleasure are you waiting

for tom Dennis oh why don't you sit down

I shouldn't really are you never going

to fight again no no way I know it must

have been a hard decision but I'm glad

at least you won't get hurt

sorry I'm late sass bit of a Pentagon of

work oh that one of those things don't

you

sure his mum phoned in you know we have

to have a back by tomorrow morning can't

you leave her and Dan alone just this

once

I'd like to assess but when one went off

to save a marriage I didn't realize he

could cost her harbour mining is it that

serious Jake Sanders hasn't called an

emergency board meeting to discuss the

weather

well can't you stop him you and Tom Tom

Tom Tom is less able to handle Jake than

I am

why are you always putting him down Tom

some sort of threat to you isn't he

Dennis

well I didn't study at Harvard or spend

time working in Wall Street but you are

Dennis Harper I'm not going to let

anyone else in here it she might not

have much sign and if Jake Sanders gets

his way he would he can't I'd like you

and Tom to be friends I know you would

you obviously quite like the guy I'm in

love with him

I'm sorry about this Julie Donegan 34 a

couple of days anyhow I'll find

something to keep me busy how did you

get in

he should lock the back door I got your

message I need some help another job a

bit of research Stephanie Harper had a

child long before her first marriage you

never told me it was a well-kept secret

I doubt that she ever told Dan or a

family and you want me to find the child

no it died I just want some proof that

the birth took place why I think it's

time to tarnish the perfect image of

hers

shouldn't be too hard I wouldn't be so

sure max Harper was furious when

Stephanie became pregnant he might have

made sure that the birth was registered

under a false name the birth date okay

but in the meantime I'm gonna treat you

to a holiday in the Sun sleep under the

stars on darling now you sure you don't

want to consider me I want to check on

the kids No

Kassie

hey what is it oh it doesn't matter

I shouldn't have bothered you come on

come on come find out what Jake got his

shares from you don't have to take

orders from others it's just a charade

me trying to find out about oh I'm sorry

I didn't realize you were so busy I'll

catch up with you later on

you know you really must keep the door

closed you don't want people wandering

in your early before minis up until

tomorrow morning I hope your mother

knows that Stephanie will be here you

quite sure about that

I know how difficult it can be to

organize communications in the tropics

if necessary I'll send the company jet

to pick her up quite a little expense

isn't it I wonder how the board would

feel about such extravagance especially

if she decides against coming back

she won't sake I hope you're right if

she doesn't come back and I do gain

control how long do you think you can

last in here Hey Stephanie and Dan have

apparently taken off somewhere in a boat

I thought you had to be back for the

board meeting she does

looking you sure about Tom and Sarah

having dinner together tonight look I'll

try it again just in case check and mate

in two more moves what have you do do

you want to play on no you're very good

oh you deliberately let me win now why

would I do that an aide to seduction

I might have hated losing no you're the

better player but if I'd known it might

have helped you could have had me in

three moves how many moves Sarah

you sure about this yes

and you

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I don't have any voting rights without

the computer figures I wouldn't do I

choose this looks great

I said I would see if he were here do

you want to speak to your mother maybe

you later I don't think I've seen Tom

anywhere very well this don't worry

about him he's a master of death I don't

care who knows

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happy I could stay here forever

well that is not as crazy as it sounds

let's do it what about the business to

hell with it I will never set foot in

Harper's again if it'll make you happy

well you don't have to go that fun just

as long as we spend more time together

that's another urgent message from

Harper's I'm not going to take it

darling I think you should good with the

kids

Sana's are started now it's called a

board meeting and it's possible he may

have a numbers to take the chairmanship

you saw unless we have your version

when does the meeting start about 20

minutes okay put the conference phone

into the boardroom and I'll chair the

meeting long-distance will do ma'am bill

wants a word with you he's hello hello

Dennis the nearest friends on the main

island come on it's only half an hour

away Viper

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isn't there another line to the island

the operator says the newest phone is

miles away well let's hope Stephanie can

get to it what about Sanders and leading

starts in less than 15 minutes just have

to store him as long as we can

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hillarie keep this line free would you

please and put stephanie through here

the moment her call arrives that's if

she can get through if I know your

mother she'll move heaven and earth to

do it what we've got to do is keep

Sanders off until she does Sudama thank

you very much for coming at such short

notice

we'll miss harp I'll be joining us not

personally but she'll be participating

by phone as the company rules allow how

kind of her to bother

well we'll be needing an acting chairman

you need to think you're gonna step in

oh I had no such intention no no I was

gonna propose that Donald Bruce seconded

would you care to act as chairman sir

Donald if there are no objections

shall we begin

Mr Sanders you've called a special

meeting perhaps you'd like to explain

Who I am

well quite simply I wish to move a

motion of no confidence in the current

chairman miss Stephanie Harper you

realize that in such a motion were

passed this would force an immediate

election of a new chairman he realizes

all right before we make any rash moves

I'd like to say a few words on

Stephanie's behalf now when I joined

this company Stephanie's father max

Harper was chairman

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and what Evers happened over recent

weeks there is little doubt that this

company is nothing without Stephanie

Harper yes yes I think we've heard

enough of that can we take a vote please

the motion is that the board record a

vote of no confidence in the Chairman

Stephanie Harper and thereby create a

vacancy for the position of Chairman

those in favor

those against I'm afraid you don't have

an absolute majority Mr Sanders it's

three all I'm sorry sir Donald it's

three two in my favor you see as acting

chairman you only have the casting vote

in the event of a tie I think we can

assume that my mother would not vote

against herself oh we can assume nothing

Stephanie hasn't contacted us her vote

doesn't count

read the company rules then I must call

for nominations for a new terminal

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I nominate mr. Sanders seconded I want

to read Amin ate my mother Dennis really

you must take the time to familiarize

yourself with the company regulations

you can't nominate an absentee and

what's the use you've got the numbers if

there are no further nominations hey I'm

obliged to declare mr. Sanders elected

unopposed the position of chairman of

Harper mining

thank you gentlemen

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