Will Hertz was an investigative journalist with the Washington Gazette. Marc Cerasini hired Hertz to provide an analysis of the Keith Palmer scandal for his report on the events of Super Tuesday. As he worked on the piece, Hertz's own personal interest led him to conduct some original research on the death of Keith's therapist, Dr. George Ferragamo. He learned that Ferragamo, who was suffering from money troubles, had received a deposit of $750,000 to an offshore bank account from the Committee to Elect Hodges. Hertz deduced that Senator Palmer's primary rival, Governor Mike Hodges, had paid Ferragamo to violate doctor-patient confidentiality and divulge Keith's involvement in Lyle Gibson's death to the press. In turn, Carl Webb arranged for Ferragamo to be killed in an office fire to sile