The Gulfstream G700 touched down at JFK International Airport at 7:15 AM into a cold, brisk Manhattan autumn sunrise. By 8:45 AM, an armored motorcade of three black Suburbans escorted Julian and Clara into the subterranean executive entrance of Vance Tower. Armed private security personnel lined the corridors, sealing off the sixty-fifth floor to all non-essential personnel. Inside the grand Boardroom, the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. The massive oval table…
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