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Lies We Tell 2

Updated: Jul 9, 2022

On paper his firm bills per hour and offers in-person consultations in its office. In practice his real business happens all over their city and his real payment is unquantifiable. Corey is privy to many more classified details than he should be, secrets being a form of currency in which he is a master trader. And, of course, there are also Annabelle and Khalil, who unlike Corey do still have their fingers on the pulse of the great game.

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