So I did some research. If I was an employee of his I would need to give the code. However, I am an independent contractor, therefore I do not have to give up the code.

The 12 hour job turned into 100 hours to do. It was not what I signed up to do. The client got the code, I feel raped, because now he can go to someone else for cheaper to add to it and modify it.

However, code is like hand writing, maybe I'll get lucky when no one can read my hand writing. I've had to do some crazy things for this project that I've never done or seen before. I doubt I'll ever see them again.

That means I might get hired again, but if it comes down to me wanting average money for flash programming vs someone doing it for 1/3rd the price. I have a feeling they'll go with the guy 1/3rd the price.

However, he did say the work I did is better than 99% of the competition and I'm a Flash guy they actually like. Probably because I don't say no.