The Hearing

customers before facts are resolved. We are submitting this as evidence of why transparency rules should apply to prediction sellers and activist short sellers." Sloane smiled. "Desperate." Priya spoke for the first time. "Accurate." Wexler called a recess after two hours. In the hallway, Marcus intercepted Ethan near a vending machine humming under fluorescent light. "You drew blood," Marcus said. "Is that advice or inventory?" "Warning. Sloane will escalate." "You could stop him." Marcus looked almost amused. "You still think power is a steering wheel. It is usually a set of brakes that fail separately." Nora appeared at the end of the hallway with a visitor badge and a phone in her hand. "Ethan." Her voice cut through everything.