Q And they shou}d be able to know if they use steroids?
A They would probably know that.
Q So most any wrestling scout should be able to
A Not just him personally. It's not like you can expect one guy to have all of that magic information. That would be absolutely incorrect information. What it is is you'd go and talk to that person's best friend, you would talk to the guy he has traveling with and you talk to other people who have been in that organization with him. You probably know family members that you'd consult with. But he is responsible for finding and culling all of that information together. But he himself would not know it.
Q But in the normal background check, that would go into any scout recruiting new talent, they should be able to find all that information and should know that before they would come and make the recommendation to TNA?
A Yes.
Q Whether or not that talent has that problem?
A Uh-huh. Correct.
Q Thank you.
Q And to clarify, it sounds like you rely solely upon the information obtained by those talent scouts?
A Up until this time prior to hiring, correct. And in the future, like I said, if there is reasonable doubt, we'll do something. But if there is no reasonable doubt, there is no -- we don't believe there is any reason to test prior to hiring.
Q Okay.
Mr Cohen. Do you guys have anything else? Mr. Chance. You had mentioned in the beginning looking for talent. Was there any kind of perception that TNA might become sort of a safe haven for those have been else where, to come and work Ms. Carter. I think it is the exact opposite. I think it is -- we run a very tight close-knit ship. We run only a few shows a month and we keep a very, very tight leash on people. One little incident and people have been sent home, suspended or fired. And so I think it is the exact opposite.
Q For the next round of questions, I'm going to present you with an August 9, 2007 e-mail from Andy Barton to you. This is we'll mark this as Exhibit 1. I'll mark it for you. [Carter Exhibit No. 1 was marked for identification.]
Q Take a minute to review it.
A I know it.
Q Who is Andy Barton and what is his responsibility at TNA?
A Andy is our senior vice president. He is responsible for licensing and international television distribution and has been I worked with him for many years leading up to this, so he is somebody I have most trust in and he has helped me research a lot on drug policy and other companies' drug policies and things such as that.