mickey gooch wasn't always happy. howard let. . ♪ erik: coming up in our next hour , this week's housing numbers suggest a strong u.s. market some furnishings may not be doing quite as well. the ceo of ethan allen will talk about his industry and the leaders of canada's biggest pension plans are gathering in toronto. it will take you there live. that is all starting at 10:00 this morning. the battle between gfi and -- may be over but the nastiness has entered the permanent record. gooch had some harsh words in the month before bgc won the takeover battle for gfi. for more, zeke is with us. there are some great stories today. this is by far my favorite story. talk to us about what mickey gooch was saying. zeke: mickey gooch was working -- he has agreed to sell his brokerage to let th -- in december, he was being deposed by lawyers for shareholders who were suing him. they say, why don't you want to sell to bgc? this is what he said -- they have committed to committing crimes, money laundering their relationship with th