Chad,

Michael's gone and gotten himself real pissed off at the company and has taken it upon himself to remain in possession of very valuable merchandise. 

Simply put, he was your reference so I'm gonna need you personally to unfuck this situation ASAP. Get my guns and get my keys. My KEYS! The absolute nerve of that little fuck. City is gonna get upset at us if we keep the alley locked up and then they're gonna get all up in our business. Once they're in our business, it's just gonna be bad news for me, you and everyone else involved. 

I know he hired a bunch of guys to help with his backyard, apparently dug a bunch of shit up. Start there. 

I don't care what you have to do - take a piece from the shelves if you think it'll help, just make sure everything is in it's place by the time our friends from out of town come to collect. Call Lem's for any cleanup. 

Don't let your friendship get in the way of business. You know how bad this situation is.

~AG