“Why wouldn’t it?” Bolus asked, his eyes glinting. “Your own attorney has said that the claim is absurd.”
“Nevertheless, it’s a claim.”
“And what do you propose to do about it?”
“We’ll investigate it,” Ganten said.
“Go ahead and investigate,” Bolus said. “Investigate all you damn please, but don’t pull any of this status quo business on me. It’s my money isn’t it?”
“The corporation’s money,” Ganten corrected.
Bolus said, “You folks have the stock. I have the money. I don’t give a damn what you do with the stock, and you aren’t going to tell me what to do with the money.”
“Now wait a minute,” Ganten said. “You’ll admit that you don’t want to become involved in litigation. I think the whole thing is absurd. I think a few days’ investigation will clear up the entire matter. We will use all of our facilities to see that that investigation is made promptly and thoroughly.”
“And in the meantime?” Bolus asked.
“Well, in the meantime,” Ganten said, “it’s to the interest of all of us to see that the situation doesn’t become any more complicated.”