Summary

In Chapter 19, the next day that Liz and Bean went to work for Maddox they found him shredding papers in his office. He warned them never to throw anything out because their enemies could find it and use it against them. Before he would tell them the story of what happened between him and Uncle Tinsley he made Liz and Bean admit that Tinsley didn’t know they were working for him. Maddox told Liz and Bean that he’d been hired to cut production costs at the factory by 30% so the mill wouldn’t have to be sold and the jobs sent to Asia. He believed Tinsley’s concerns about the softball team and quality were not important. Maddox seemed as if Tinsley being fired had amused him.

In Chapter 20, Bean was relieved when her mom finally called and said that she...