ved in a sales promotion to win a Cadillac. He not only will win the Cadillac, he will also win the coveted Glengarry leads. These leads, in all likelihood will guarantee that Roma will remain on top. The deal he closes with James Lingk puts him over the top and secures him the win. In Act Two, Lingk comes into the office to see Roma. I think Roma instinctively knows that he is not bringing good news. Roma and Levene attempt to leave before Lingk can tell them why he is there. If they can get out before he says anything then he cannot cancel his deal. When this fails, Roma lies and tells Lingk that his contract states that he has until Monday to cancel when actually he only has until Friday. If Roma can put him off until after Friday he is home free, Lingk cannot legally get out of the deal. Roma is willing to do whatever it takes to secure his deal and win the Cadillac and the Glengarry leads.In Act One, Scene Two, Dave Moss is speaking with George Aaronow. They are talking about how hard it is to close a sale. Moss makes the statement, "The pressure's too great. They're too important. All of them. You go in the door. II got to close this or I don't eat lunch." Dave Moss is desperate. He is not closing deals and he is not getting any worthwhile leads. Neither Moss nor Aaronow feel that they are living up to the standards set before them. Moss sees another salesman; Jerry Graff who I assume is working on his own, making a fortune and not having to answer to people like Mitch and Murray. I think Moss believes himself to be a good salesman and in another firm with some good leads, he can be the best. He has approached Graff with the idea of getting the Glengarry lead for Graff and then coming to work with him. However, Moss is a coward and doesn't want to do the dirty work himself so he is trying to convince Aaronow to steal the leads for him and take a smaller portion of the cut. Aaronow is also at a low point, bu...
