Martin is furious and starts walking inside before he does something rash. Bradley Jr. smiles behind him and says, "Oh, I know it wasn't your fault". Martin pauses for a moment and turns. Over the years he's gotten very good at reading people. Bradley Jr. on the other hand has just started in the business and has not developed the ability to control his body language. "You son of a bitch, you leaked that file", Martin exclaims. Bradley shrugs and answers with, "Dad always said you were sharp. Yes, I leaked that file and don't flatter yourself. I didn't do it to get rid of you. That was a side benefit. I'm going to be announcing a merger with the firm that did get the contract in a few months. It's going to make me millions if not more. I'm still working out the numbers". Martin sees the company that he helped build being torn apart. His heart breaks at every word coming out of Jr.'s mouth. "I'm going to talk to your father. We'll see what he has to say about this", Martin states. He steps back into the party as his chest begins to hurt. He scans the room looking for Bradley Sr. As he starts heading that direction he starts sweeting and feeling even worse. "What's happening? Oh my god I'm having a heart attack", Martin thinks as he collapses to the floor. People begin rushing over. He's aware someone is giving him CPR. Everything goes dark. A split second later everything comes back on, but he's no longer on the floor. Well he is, or at least his body is. At first Martin thinks that this must be one of those out of body experiences he read about once. He's dead and his spirit is looking down at his body. Paramedics then push past him running to his body. "Should I've have been able to feel that as a spirit", Martin wonders? He then looks down at his hands. They're no longer his hands though. They're the hands of a much younger person. The hands of a young...............
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