The bar manager stepped out of the back room and walked over to the senior bartender. After a brief exchange, the bartender pointed to a table near the bar. The manager looked at the man sitting there alone reading a data pad. "Strange place to sit for this type of meeting," he thought. He then walked over to George Masters, the man seated at the table and handed him this note.
Mr. Masters,
I am very sorry, but I have been summoned to deal with a crisis. I will be away for some time. I have arranged for an ambassador to depart from Rochester immediately to speak with you.
