The government of Mexico nationalized the
/SanSebastianMines thinking they would be a great new source of revenue for the state, only to discover that the mines were completely worthless. Furthermore, there was never any chance of mining copper there, so
/FranciscoDAnconia must have known all along the project was doomed to failure.
/EddieWillers shows the news report to
/DagnyTaggart, who tries to figure out how this could be, and finally tells Eddie to get her an appointment with "the bastard," Francisco. Eddie warns about meeting him in a way that indicates the emotional significance seeing Francisco will hold for Dagny.
Dagny's office at
/TaggartTranscontinental.
/DagnyTaggart
/EddieWillers
/FranciscoDAnconia - Mentioned.