"Who else!" Cindy agreed. "Do we have a chance in a court of law, or do we go for extortion, sorry, a settlement? I will have to have those beams replaced, and that means more materials costs and more work hours than originally budgeted, and I can't just go over budget that easily what with the whole project being funded with stimulus money. The rest of the project will run late unless I hire a few more builders, and poor Sergei really deserves a new special icon for the frights he has had. Something small and hand-painted from Mount Athos, I think. That much must be in the blackmail, that is, settlement."