The best part is, I found out about Hubski because a friend on here mistook you for an account of mine. Now I'm here to usurp your position!

I've very curious as to what you said to June to resolve this (and I really enjoyed this mystery story-esque approach of giving a hard problem and asking what the solution was).

If I had to guess, I'd say you brought up the independent sales agent and the sync problems as part of the same discussion. I don't know enough about film to say whether it would be cheaper to pay out your contract clause or to have a new edit done, but either way she's out a fair bit of money. My suspicion is that you first brought up the independent sales agent issue, and convinced her that there was too much to do for him to be a viable option. Once you'd conveyed that fact, you claimed his dismissal as a savings, then brought up the new sync-ing costs so that everything stayed effectively cost-neutral for June.

Having done this, you've solidified your rapport with June by defining your team (the exclusion of the sales agent solidifies a sense of "us" for the rest of you), then offering her a way out of the sound problem that doesn't increase her total expenses. You've also talked her out of a bad decision by highlighting that there are hurdles she didn't know about, without insulting her. This brings you on as a planning member of the team fairly naturally, and allows you to segue into "There was one more thing I wanted to get your thoughts on..." while guiding her to keep things afloat.

Close?