That hadn't been how she'd seen it at all, no. Hmm. Dent's opinions were usually well-founded, so she couldn't dismiss it out of hand, but it didn't seem to hold up.

The military's long-term purpose might be to win, but if they were looking for foot-soldiers, a bunch of lawyers, at least one of whom was badly wounded, would not have been her choice. They weren't that stupid either, so there had to be a reason.

"I'm not so sure. There are limits to what people will do, even if convinced it is in service to a greater cause, but those only come into play if they're given a choice." The trick was making choice look like none at all; maneuvering defendants towards plea bargains, letting a secret swallow her whole, it was all a part of the same game. Landel had liked it, but Aguilar hadn't seemed to. No nudges to or from anything, aside from allowing that radio broadcast to proceed.

Harvey was playing Landel's game; she would search for what Aguilar's was.

"Perhaps they simply don't need our active cooperation for whatever comes next."