## Great Expectations
Botham Jean had always aspired to great things ever since he was a child. By the age of 8 he had began preaching at his local St Lucia church. After high school his mother urged him to pursue university domestically, however the ever enterprising Jean set his sights abroad. He would gain admission to Harding University, Arkansas in 2011; graduating with a degree in accounting in 2016. Jean immediately earned a position at the prestigious accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, yet still he had even greater ambitions. Jean envisioned himself working for the IRS, and after discovering evidence of fraud and money laundering by his employer, he had, he thought, finally found his ticket.
PwC's Dallas office had, for years, assisted prominent Texas politicians and other Texas elites in commiting tax evasion, defrauding the US government, and laundering money; Jean had uncovered this evidence in late 2017, about one year after the release of the Panama Papers, while performing routine audits. Jean nevertheless understood the seriousness of what he had stumbled upon and kept it secret from coworkers and family. He quietly downloaded as much evidence as he could to his personal laptop; he compiled a report, which he submitted to the IRS through their online portal. A gift, Jean anticipated, that would be reciprocated in kind. Jean was playing a dangerous game, but he could not imagine exactly how dangerous it was.
## The Cover Up
The wheels of justice turn slowly; there was no movement on Jean's report until April of 2018. As soon as there was progress, the report was quickly intercepted by PwC's IRS inside man, Mr. Mole, or M for short. This was precisely the reason for which M held his position at the IRS. In fact, M was previously employed as a Tax Attorney for PwC just four years prior, and continues to receive regular monthly payments from his previous employer as part of his "severance package".
M immediately directed Jean to tell no one else of his findings, and to await further instructions. Jean, interpreting this communication as a positive sign, gladly obliged; meanwhile M had relayed the news to his partners at PwC. Because of the combination of the caliber of individuals implicated in the report and Jean's status as a foreigner, this was treated as a "National Security" issue by M and his colleagues. By the summer of 2018 Jean began noticing changes at the office. Once trusted coworkers became cold and distant, important business information seemed to pass Jean over, and his file access privileges had become restricted. All these changes were peanuts compared to what awaited Jean.
## The Execution
It was decided that, due to the catastrophic implication of the report, Jean posed a real national security threat and, as such, was acting as a "foreign agent". The solution was to have Jean neutralized. With PwC Dallas' ties to local officials, a plan was developed with Amber Guyger as the shooter. Guyger was a good soldier and like all good soldiers knew why and how to follow orders, she also leased a unit in Jean's apartment building; a chance coincidence that would make great cover.
On the night of September 6, 2018 Guyger claims to have worked a fifteen hour shift and, through a combination of exhaustion and bad luck, mistakenly entered Jean's unit, shooting and killing him after identifying him as an intruder. Except she also claimed to have been on the phone with a coworker during her drive to the building. I don't know about you, but I cannot hold phone conversations after a fifteen hour shift, most would would have opted for sms, unless, of course, she needed reassurance in order to carry out her mission. Additionally, there were also unmistakable indicators that she was not at her unit, like the red floor mat, or the odor of marijuana, and the fact that the door was closed, not ajar as she claimed.
How did Guyger gain entry? Like they say "Bribe somebody here, bribe somebody there..." When police arrived Guyger repeated the same phrase over and over: "I thought this was my apartment". Of course you did, and like a good dog protecting her house, you eliminated the threat. Later search warrants of Jeans apartment would result in his laptop being "damaged". Guyger's unit was never searched
## Aftermath
The cleanup was straightforward. The public would interpret the entire affair as an issue of interracial violence, so throw in a guilty verdict to appease the masses. Guyger will receive a lenient sentence as a "pitiable woman who just made a mistake", of which she may only serve a fraction, and will enjoy preferential treatment while serving her time. Throw in lessons about racial harmony, coming together, implicit bias, kumbaya, blah blah blah... Guyger hugs the judge, sobs, picture perfect, happy ending.
God. Bless. America.
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