It's not really a riddle Dirk, you pretty much have it nailed. Sponsorship funds are not secured so the contract terms were not met, but Alta was paid anyway. I wonder how many times that happens with public contracts in this city and what sort of controls / audit reviews are in place.

Yeah, I was being hyperbolic.

Oh, you should get yourself to an Iron Lung right away.

I'm in. I'll totally write reports for 40 g's. I'll just forward my Mercury comment history as proof that I have a vague grasp of the English language.