Wealth, power, privilege, and influence were not just currency for barter in the city on the Potomac. Their appeal was global. Harding was going to take it to the next level. Discreetly. Discretion. That was the attribute lacking in Olsen’s husband. If you lived within the system, you could thrive. Money was a critical component. It greased the wheels and made the system work. In fact, what the media termed “influence-peddling” was legal in many respects. It was a gray area. A very wide one, but there were rules.
