[Hoya]

I meant had he really just come from Liberia - seems like he didn't, if I recall correctly one conversation about timelines that he had with his mother.

And I still don't really get how he was going to defraud Hearst, who surely would have sent someone to verify Odell's claims.

As for Cy - I think it is just extreme depression and self-loathing. Ever since Stubbs left he's been going downhill.