'No way,' the vice president thought to himself. 'Did Avery Tate leave?'

He took a deep breath, then knocked on the open door to Elliot's office.

Elliot looked up, saw who it was, then immediately said, "Come in and shut the door."

The vice president was terrified!

Elliot's tone was no different than usual, but there was something scary about the way he said the words 'come in and shut the door'.

The vice president timidly walked into the room and closed the door behind him.

"Where's Miss