In the end, this scandal stands as a mirror held up to systems that claim to value justice while too often protecting their own. The real measure of integrity will not be found in carefully worded statements or selective disclosures, but in a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths, regardless of where they lead. That means opening records, revisiting compromised agreements, and refusing to treat accountability as optional when influence is involved.
If that does not happen, the legacy of this case will be more than a story of individual wrongdoing; it will be remembered as a defining failure of institutions that had every chance to act and chose caution instead. Yet there is still an opportunity to change course. By insisting on transparency and refusing to accept managed narratives as closure, the public can help ensure that this chapter ends not in quiet evasion, but in long-overdue clarity.