 Haynes is angry when Executive Editor James Whiting announces another round of buy outs and the closure of several foreign bureaus (including Beijing and Jerusalem) and questions why their funding is being cut when the newspaper remains profitable.Haynes is further disappointed when his friend and fellow veteran Twigg is manipulated into accepting a buy out.Haynes himself is told by Whiting and Klebanow that he is essential in managing the transitions in the newsroom.