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The Truth About Lying
“They’re making you the villain,” she said. Henry didn’t look away.
“I revealed the fraud.”
“You crashed the bank.”
“The bank was already dead.”
“Tell that to the people who buried their lives in it.” He turned then.
“That’s not fair.”
“No,” she said. “It’s true. There’s a difference.”
His phone rang.
His lawyer.
Henry answered.
“How bad?”
“Bad,” the lawyer said.
“How bad is bad?”
“SEC. FBI. civil suits. Potential criminal conspiracy. They’re going to tie you to Jinji’s access, whether or not you touched a keyboard.”
“I published information that exposed fraud.”
“You published stolen information that collapsed a financial institution.”
“A fraudulent institution.”
“That distinction may comfort you in prison.” Henry looked at Jinji.
She was watching him, expression unreadable.
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