The
main character reads a news story in which an anonymous new member of
Pax's Rising Talent Initiative claims the program is rife with corruption, pointing to
Jason Sanders as an example due to his past fraud conviction. She calls
Marius asking what they can do about the news, and Marius asks for her help investigating since he can still trust so few people at Pax.
In Marius' office,
Sheldon Harrison berates Marius for his handling of recent art controversies and says the Board of Directors will need an explanation if the issues impact Pax much more heavily. Marius then discusses PR strategies with
Vincent Kim; Marius refuses to have the news article deleted as it's ultimately baseless and would make them look guilty. However, later that night, the news article is removed, causing the public to believe Pax did so because it was all true.