Well, the worst that would have happened is that he would have gone back to his old job as a flunky prosecuting parking tickets and red-light violations. I don't know that he would have been out of a job, but maybe someone here from the area knows the answer for sure. If he would have reverted back to his old job, I'm sure the pay increase of being DA was certainly more desirable, but I tend to think it was the power of the position he coveted most.