Bad news travels fast, so we had to travel faster. This, in essence, was the notion that guided us. You get it, you give it, you move on. Do it right and you’re away before the condemned have had a chance to let the reality of their new circumstances sink in. Your veneer of professionalism intact, that hollow look they get in their eyes quickly jettisoned from your memory. Do it that way and it’s smooth and efficient. Do it that way and it’s as close as something like this gets to being a job well done. And that’s generally how it went. Most of the time...