“A lie believes in itself until the moment it doesn’t.”"Sign it," Derek said.Zack stared. "This is this is it? You just want this?""This is what I was owed. Sign it."Zack signed with hands that were not entirely steady. He pushed it back.Derek picked it up without looking at the amount. He folded it once and placed it in his breast pocket."This was never about the money," Derek said. "It was about the fact that you froze it. You sat at a desk with a stamp and used it to tell a man who had carried people out of a burning building that he had no right to the ordinary process. You made a weapon out of paperwork." He held Zack's gaze. "I don't forgive that because you had loans. But it's done."Security escorted Zack out. His shoulders were curved inward by the time he reached the door.Commissioner Adler turned to Derek."Mr. Moss. On behalf of this committee, I want to formally acknowledge that the preliminary disciplinary action against you was