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I could be off.<br />

MR. HARMON: Now, Mr. Connerton, didn't it<br />

appear to <strong>you</strong> th<strong>at</strong> <strong>you</strong>r responsibilities as general<br />

counsel and <strong>you</strong>r salary as general counsel required<br />

<strong>you</strong> to engage in <strong>this</strong> represent<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>or</strong> without re­<br />

ceiving <strong>this</strong> additional fee, <strong>you</strong>r guesstim<strong>at</strong>e of<br />

approxim<strong>at</strong>ely $1 million?<br />

MR. CONNERTON: No, it did not.<br />

MR. HARMON: I would like to direct <strong>you</strong>r<br />

<strong>at</strong>tention to something else, Mr. Connerton. You under­<br />

stand the term "fiduciary," do <strong>you</strong> not, sir?<br />

do.<br />

MR. CONNERTON: Yes, I do. I mean generally I<br />

MR. HARMON: Well, as an <strong>at</strong>t<strong>or</strong>ney, <strong>you</strong> under­<br />

stand th<strong>at</strong> term, c<strong>or</strong>rect?<br />

MR. CONNERTON: I say as an <strong>at</strong>t<strong>or</strong>ney I under-<br />

stand the term generally, yes.<br />

MR. HARMON: A fiduciary, in very simple<br />

layman's terms, is a person upon whom a very spacial<br />

legal oblig<strong>at</strong>ion is imposed, c<strong>or</strong>rect, sir?<br />

tr<strong>us</strong>t.<br />

MR. CONNERTON: Fiduciary holds a position of<br />

MR. HARMON: Well, do <strong>you</strong> agree with th<strong>at</strong><br />

characteriz<strong>at</strong>ion, a very special legal oblig<strong>at</strong>ion

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