It started with a question. A simple one.
Why was someone trying so hard to bury Gareth Smithers's scandal?
Gareth was powerful, but he wasn't that powerful. Not compared to the real titans — the Empire Companies that dictated markets and pulled the strings behind governments.
He was simply a small fry.
He couldn't strong-arm the press by threatening to pull funding. But there was someone who could. Someone who had even a connection even though very slight with Gareth Smithers.
That was Richard Morrison.
It made sense. The man owned a share in Business Everyday, which means he could simply threaten to cause drastic changes if they wouldn't do as he asked.
However, Brooklyn's investigative mind knew one thing.
Richard wasn't Gareth's ally.
Their paths had crossed through minor business deals, but there was no real connection between them — just small, inconsequential meetings.
