Senator Phipps was indeed panicking, for he couldn't understand how David knew he had received One Million USD and even knew about the conditions promised to him by Saint Perod Shipyard.
Could it be...
The Western Suburb Branch had secretly conducted an investigation against him?
But how dare the Western Suburb Branch investigate him, a distinguished Congressman?
If this gets out, wouldn't Congress be shaken to its core?
Could it be that Director David and the tax authorities no longer fear even Congress?
But how could that be...