He brought news of an independent review of the Mercer Group. The board had removed Nolan from his executive position pending investigation. The company was cooperating with financial authorities and had begun restoring internal controls. Helena was overseeing the transition.
“Your father’s company is still there,” Daniel said.
I thought about the employees, the factories, the pensions, and the families who depended on them. My name was on the building, but their lives were tied to it too.
“Tell Helena not to wait for me,” I said. “Do what’s necessary to protect the workers.”
It was the first business decision I had made in months that felt like the one Walter would have wanted. I had lost control of my own future, but I could still choose not to make other people pay for Nolan’s crimes.
- The Witness Who Changed Her Story
Celeste’s attorney contacted prosecutors after she learned investigators had recovered the visitation recording. She wanted to correct parts of her earlier testimony. The timing was convenient, and nobody pretended otherwise.
