> they whacked him because he is going to tell the world they trained on copyright material? "Smithers, have this young man killed immediately before he talks

> they whacked him because he is going to tell the world they trained on copyright material? "Smithers, have this young man killed immediately before he talks to the press!" "But sir, he's already gone public." "Oh no, our secret is out!" "No sir, the thing he revealed was already widely known." "Then we must get rid of him to stop any civil suit." "No sir, killing him actually won't stop any civil suit at this point." "Then get to it post haste! Find me the first-available hit man on X. And keep this quiet."