The collusion between Telestrian and the Confeds was being buried, in the light of the corporation’s decision to arm its security forces with a full suite of non-lethal and low-lethality riot control gear and to put those forces at the government’s disposal for stopping the violence. How could one fault such civic-mindedness and public spirit, especially when it prompted other corporations to do the same? The influx of manpower alone would have been enough to quell the rioters. It was the help that Tom had sought from them and been refused. Now it washed away their sins. Justice!