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Fancy spending your lunch hour at Mambo in Carnaby St. helping Vin and me pick out some babe-licious beachwear?
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Go on, you know you want to.

	Liam O’Keefe – 1/7/00, 12:47pm
to:	Brett Topowlski
cc:
re:	lunch

	Simon Horne – 1/7/00, 12:50pm
to:	Susi Judge-Davis
cc:
re:	lunch

Where the hell are you? I have 1,000,001 things I need you to sort out.

Anyway you can forget the sandwich. I am going to have to get my own lunch.

Before I starve to death.

	Nigel Godley – 1/7/00, 1:06pm
to:	All Departments
cc:
re:	lunch

It seems that the agency has emptied. But if anyone is working through, I’ve made too many cheese and Branston sarnies (again!). Feel free to join me for a nibble – Nige

	Susi Judge-Davis – 1/7/00 , 3:21 pm
to:	Simon Horne
cc:
re:	lunch

Darling, sorry I wasn’t around earlier but I’ve been out all morning shopping for your trip. Got everything. And I found a to-die-for pair of Versace shades! They’re so
you
and they were only £269. I bought them with your card. Hope you don’t mind – you won’t when you see them. I also got you T-shirts – Rage Against the Machine and Marilyn Manson. I’ve never heard of them but the man in Tower assured me they were very “in.” I also got you a “Tommy Boy” baseball cap. You’ll look so with-it! I guess you’re still out to lunch. If you get back in the next few mins, I’ve just nipped to the bank to pick up your currency . . . Sx

	Katie Philpott – 1/7/00, 3:41 pm
to:	Liam O’Keefe
cc:
re:	thanks a mill’

Ta for lunch. It was brill! And yes, I’d love to go out on Tues. Golly, never been to a “rave” before!!! I’d better find something really jazzy to wear – Katie P

	David Crutton – 1/7/00, 4:03pm
to:	All Departments
cc:
re:	responsibilities

As most of you know, Simon Horne and Daniel Westbrooke are both out of the office next week looking after the very important LOVE shoot. After discussion with me, they have decided to delegate their responsibilities to Pinki Fallon and Harriet Greenbaum. All creative work will go to Pinki for approval and she will deal with any related problems that arise.

Issues on account management will be handled by Harriet. In Daniel’s absence, Harriet will also take over the running of the Coke
pitch. Please give them your full support, as Simon, Daniel and myself will.

I would like to end the week on a happy note by mentioning this morning’s Mako meeting. The client has just this minute phoned me to thank us and to say that it was the most professional presentation he’d ever seen. Well done to all concerned, but particularly to Harriet, Pinki and Liam O’Keefe.

Have a good weekend. Especially as, with the Coke pitch on Monday week, next weekend is cancelled.

David Crutton

CEO

	David Crutton – 1/7/00, 4:07pm
to:	Simon Horne Daniel Westbrooke
cc:
re:	responsibilities

By now you will have read my previous e-mail and you will not be best pleased. I would have liked to discuss these matters with you but you are nowhere to be found. (Feeding your faces or dusting off your Louis Vuittons?) If you don’t like it, tough. The Mauritian sun will ease the pain.

	Melinda Sheridan – 1/7/00, 4:10pm
to:	Simon Horne Daniel Westbrooke Vince Douglas Brett Topowlski
cc:
re:	ready, steady, go . . .

We should take some time to ensure that all our little duckies are in a neat row before our ordeal commences tomorrow. My boudoir at 5:30? Daniel and Simon, the Sancerre is chilling. Brett and Vincent, I have Carlsberg Special.

	Daniel Westbrooke – 1/7/00, 4:29pm
to:	Simon Horne
cc:
re:	the nightmare scenario

If you are reading this then you are back at your desk and you have seen David’s e-mails. It seems that exactly what we both feared has come to pass. I think the best thing we can both do now is to greet this
fait accompli
with good grace and spend our time in Mauritius planning a counterattack.

	Simon Horne – 1/7/00, 4:32pm
to:	Daniel Westbrooke
cc:
re:	the nightmare scenario