Daniel received a letter written several days earlier.
It contained no dramatic confession and no demand for forgiveness.
Marcus thanked him for telling the truth without pretending the truth was simple.
He apologised to Clara.
He apologised for confusing ambition with worth.
At the end he wrote: You were right about hidden incentives. I thought I was too clever to be bought because nobody ever handed me a suitcase of cash. I did not understand that a person can sell himself one small justification at a time.