Table of Contents
Author's Note ix
Cast of Characters xiii
A Note to Readers xvii
Chapter 1 Silent Night 1
Chapter 2 Chomping at the Bit 13
Chapter 3 Something Bad 19
Chapter 4 Proof Positive 25
Chapter 5 We've Got an Issue 31
Chapter 6 Where Did Your Child Eat? 39
Chapter 7 Flying Blind 45
Chapter 8 An Awful Surprise 55
Chapter 9 Expired 57
Chapter 10 It Pays to Be Nice 61
Chapter 11 Tell Me about E. Coli 67
Chapter 12 Testimony 79
Chapter 13 Expert Witnesses 93
Chapter 14 No Miracles or Tragedies 99
Chapter 15 The Awakening 107
Chapter 16 Strings Attached 113
Chapter 17 Nobody Blames You 119
Chapter 18 A Shitload of Money 123
Chapter 19 Pickpocket 133
Chapter 20 Gearing Up 141
Chapter 21 The Devil You Know 145
Chapter 22 Four-Seasons Justice 151
Chapter 23 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 157
Chapter 24 A Total Long Shot 163
Chapter 25 I Don't Mean to Be Impolite 169
Chapter 26 In Your Face 173
Chapter 27 Baby Steps 179
Chapter 28 Just an Associate 183
Chapter 29 It's Personal 191
Chapter 30 Lucky 195
Chapter 31 Fiduciary Matters 201
Chapter 32 You Have to Trust Me 209
Chapter 33 Food-Safety Advocates 213
Chapter 34 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 217
Chapter 35 Contempt 223
Chapter 36 Wizards of Oz 226
Chapter 37 The New Normal 232
Chapter 38 The Reckoning 236
Chapter 39 The Suggestion Box 240
Chapter 40 Bingo 243
Chapter 41 Turning Point 247
Chapter 42 The Deposition 254
Chapter 43 What You Need 262
Chapter 44 Unheard-Of 265
Chapter 45 Show Some Brass 272
Chapter 46 Focused and Frightened 276
Chapter 47 The Magnetic Moment 284
Chapter 48 Enough Money to Go Around 288
Chapter 49 It's in Juice, Too 292
Epilogue 295
Acknowledgments 303
Source Notes 307
Index 309