After the video exploded online, Leo immediately dialed the number of Erie Mayor Ron Smith.
The phone rang twice before it was answered.
"Leo, if you're calling to tell me the money still isn't unfrozen, just hang up." Smith's voice sounded agitated. "The Union guys have practically blockaded the entrance to my office."
"I'm calling to tell you how to get the money back."
Leo leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling.
"Ron, do you want your factories to reopen?"
"Of course! But I'm not going to confront the State Government like you did."
There was a hint of caution in Smith's voice.
"I'm a mayor. I can't have Erie City in direct administrative opposition to the state. That would just invite more trouble."
"No, Ron, you've got it wrong."
Leo sat up straight, his voice becoming clear and forceful.
"I'm not confronting the State Government, and I'm not asking you to confront the State Government."
"The one we're confronting is Aston Monroe."
