“Companies pollute all the time,” said Lacoste, “and don’t murder to cover it up.” “Unless it’s huge, ongoing, and involves high-ranking politicians in a cover-up,” said Beauvoir. It was possible, thought Gamache. Certainly the most likely scenario. Though there was another possibility. One he wouldn’t mention just yet. He needed to think. “If made public, this would not just shut down their operations and cost hundreds of millions in cleanup and fines,” said Beauvoir. “But they could end up in jail.” “It would cost politicians their jobs and maybe even cost the government the next election,”
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