Jason shares Chapter 13 of "Calumet K" by Merwin Webster. December 10th: three of four Koopala stories built, work progressing well. Grady appears with scout to reconnoiter. Bannon pretends to go home but stays hidden. Grady delivers ultimatum: "At 10:00, if your runway and dollies ain't working, the men go out." Bannon calls committee to office. "Have you voted to strike?" Murphy mumbles: "No, we ain't voted for no strike." Peterson and Max physically bring Grady in, dust on shoulder, torn collar, Pete's sleeve rolled up over bare forearm. Bannon reads Grady's blackmail letter aloud to committee. "Tonight he's ordered a strike. He calls himself your representative, but he's acted on his own responsibility. I'm through with Grady. I won't have him here at all." Grady tries oratory, committee silent. Bannon reveals trump card: "I laid this matter before President Carver. I have his word that if you hang on to this man after he's been proved a blackmailer, your lodge can be dropped from the Federation." Committee files out without Grady. Bannon marches him to property line: "This is where our ground stops. Now get out."

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Strategic patience pays off: Bannon waits for Grady to overplay his hand by calling unauthorized strike, doesn't confront until the moment is perfect

• The pretend-to-leave tactic: Bannon announces he's "going home" loudly near laborers so Grady thinks coast is clear, actually stays hidden waiting for the move

• Why you prepare evidence before confrontation: typewritten copy of Grady's blackmail letter, conversation with President Carver, all groundwork laid before showdown

• The committee exposed Grady's bluff: "Have you voted to strike?" forces them to admit "No, we ain't voted", Grady acting without authority

• James (Carver's investigator) undermining Grady from inside: asking pointed questions in lodge meetings, presence in room makes Murphy tell truth instead of lie

• The boss doesn't negotiate with unauthorized strikes: "I'm sick of this. That's all. You can go.", clean, final, no debate

"I'm through with Grady. I won't have him here at all. If you send him around again, I'll throw him off the job."

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