ALTERNATE SOURCES

CharlieThomas, a lover of jazz and jazz musicians, is the director of purchasing for a mid-size pharmaceutical distributor. She purchases pharmaceuticals from manufacturers for three of the company's four distribution centers. The lone standout, and most profitable facility is run by Stanley Forsythe, Charlie's egotistical nemesis with entitlement issues who trades with alternate source vendors in the high-risk grey market. The owner of the company looks the other way because Stanley's faci...