I immediately started digging for the answer. The more I uncovered, the more complex the backstabbing became. I already knew that Elaine had a huge issue with Darren, having to do with his being overheard consulting with an outside client on company time. And then I discovered another smoking gun in a Ginger-to-Elaine email that read in part, "Eric is here all the time, working intently on something but I don’t know what."