"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret had been leaked in advance of the planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the press, at that point."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret had been leaked in advance of the planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the press, at that point."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret had been leaked in advance of the planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the press, at that point.  And not risk possible supercriminals with huge financial incentives messing with them any further."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret had been leaked in advance of the planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the press office in person, at that point.  And not risk possible adversaries with obvious huge financial incentives messing with them any further."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret had been leaked in advance of the planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the press office in person, at that point.  And not risk possible adversaries with government taps and obvious huge financial incentives messing with them any further."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret pending airtight verification had been leaked in advance of their planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the chroniclers in person, at that point.  Not an optimal course, but a simple one, facing possible smarter adversaries with possible government taps and obvious huge financial incentives."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret pending airtight verification had been leaked in advance of their planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the journalists in person, at that point.  Not an optimal course, but a simple one, facing possible smarter adversaries with possible government taps and obvious huge financial incentives.  It would obviously cause a mess, but they trusted to their verified data and that truth would win out in the end."

"Asking after that information is just another path this conversation can go down."

"They were young.  Smart.  They thought they'd engaged top verifiers to look at their findings and double-check them."

"Then somebody told them that the news they were keeping carefully secret pending airtight verification had been leaked in advance of their planned publication timeline.  In a way that pointed to what they thought was their official contact in Market Oversight having done the leaking."

"Their advice from the person they thought was their lawyer was that, with others already profiting on the leaked information, and Market Oversight possibly not trustworthy, they should just go straight to the journalists in person, at that point.  Not an optimal course, but a simple one, facing possible smarter adversaries with possible government taps and obvious huge financial incentives.  It would obviously cause a mess, but they trusted to their third-party verified data and that truth would win out in the end."