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February 19, 2004 [ view dossier ]
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 Both teams were confident going into the boardroom. Troy thought that they had negotiated a good rental price. Katrina felt even stronger and said the only way that Troy could have possibly outdone her would have been through "pure luck." Bernie and Carolyn laid out the numbers. Versacorp, led by Katrina, managed to get a rent 10% above market value. Protégé, led by Troy, managed a 27% increase. Clearly, Protégé was the winner. But Katrina jumped in, saying that the numbers didn't tell the whole story. She said that Troy was unethical in his negotiations with her. But Donald thought that Katrina was just duped. The rest of Versacorp backed up Katrina - except Tammy, who had no problem declaring in front of everyone that her Project Manager was indeed duped. Katrina silently fumed.  Donald told Katrina that he would see her and two of her teammates back in the boardroom to face a firing. As everyone was leaving, Donald asked to speak to Heidi for a moment. Donald asked Heidi about her mother and wanted to know if Heidi needed to leave. Heidi said that, with the support of her family, she had decided to stay. But she really appreciated Donald's concern.
 As a reward for their win, Protégé got to spend the day having a picnic at the palatial 55,000 square foot Trump home in Bedford. The team was awed by the house and had a relaxing time eating and drinking. Amy raised a glass to toast the first of many victories with her new team. Back at the suite, Katrina lost it with Tammy. She couldn't believe that Tammy said she was duped by Troy in front of Mr. Trump. For her part, Tammy claimed not to get what the big deal was. Bill was clearly nervous and tried unsuccessfully to get Katrina to reveal who she was going to bring into the boardroom with her.
 Versacorp was back in the boardroom to face Donald and his associates. Carolyn wanted to know why Katrina, an expert in real estate, didn't negotiate the rent. Katrina said that she had concentrated on the renovation and delegated the negotiations to Bill. Donald said that the team did an excellent job with the renovation, but a bad job with the negotiation.  Donald was also surprised at Tammy's comment in which she said that her team had been duped. He didn't understand why Tammy would publicly attack her own team. Once Katrina, Tammy and Bill left the boardroom, Donald looked to his associates for advice. Carolyn said that she was troubled by Tammy, who contributed nothing to the task. Bernie was bothered by Katrina's attack on Bill's negotiating ability when she brought him only one potential customer.  The three Versacorp team members were called back in. Donald said that Katrina was in charge of both renovation and negotiations but that she seemed only to concentrate on the former. Donald then told Bill that he should have gotten more money for the apartment. But, Donald thought that Tammy's disloyalty was so egregious that he had no choice. Tammy was fired!
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