Allow me,
“Still Breathing”: ___________ (the dispute or issue at hand) is not yet dead.
“CPR will not make better”: Although not yet dead, ___________ will not benefit from resuscitation: the denouement is certain and near.
Don’t beat a dead horse, ad nauseum.
The question is not what Coco was saying but, rather, what was he talking about: who, or what, is the subject of discussion? Who, or what, is the real issue? What is our purpose? AZB's members were entitled to know the truth about Jackpot Cues. The truth about Jackpot Cues is now, largely, out -- everyone is forewarned and forearmed. Ultimately, Dean’s responsibility, or lack thereof, is best addressed by the parties to the transactions. As to Pat, you have heard his side of the story which, as unrebutted, should be taken as true -- not to mention the sand dune of time which has crept through the hourglass.
“Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive” Sir Walter Scott, Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field.