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Nicholas Boothman
"Are you kidding? This is the most fun I've had in years. Besides, they can't arrest me if they can't find me."
"What does that mean?"
"It means I've been preparing for this. I have safe houses. Encrypted communications. A network of people who owe me favors. I'm a ghost, Henry. I've always been a ghost."
"What about me? I'm not a ghost."
"No. You're the face. The martyr. The guy who's willing to go to prison for the truth. That's your role."
"I didn't sign up for that."
"Yes, you did. The moment you walked away from Cerulean. The moment you decided truth was more important than comfort. You signed up for this."
Vincent entered the room, carrying coffee and looking exhausted. He'd been doing interviews, trying to provide a moral framework for what they were doing. Trying to explain why truth mattered.
It wasn't working. People didn't want moral frameworks. They wanted their 401(k)s back.
"I talked to a reporter from the Times," Vincent said. "She asked me if we felt responsible for the people who lost their savings."
"What did you say?"
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