as he bent and un-bent the paper clip in his hand , he pondered his options.conceding to the research was going to create a long and unacceptable delay in marketing suprame.finding a shortcut didnt seem to be an available solution.sam shook his head in disgust.he had been trying to force the hand of someone who would not budge.mannings annoying propensity for procedure had been a major stumbling block since his promotion.how could he win against someone like that ? doing things by the book was not dominexs style , but that was what manning required.as sam searched his creative mind for the answer , a smile slowly came to his face.he pressed the intercom buzzer and said , margie . ''