"It's Vince Callaway!"
"How did he get here?!"
"Wasn't he supposed to be in police custody until the investigation was finished? How did he manage to get out of prison?!"
"Hold on, there are police with him!"
"Did he bring them here to turn in his co-conspirators in exchange for a reduced sentence?!"
"That makes sense. After all, tax evasion and embezzlement could land him in prison for at least 20 years if the other side pushes for the harsh punishment, and with his career and reputation already in ruins, turning on his collaborators is probably his only way out!"
Whispers and murmurs rippled through the crowd of reporters, each one speculating and piecing together their own conclusions.
Having covered countless dramas like this before, they were already brainstorming tomorrow's headlines, eager to craft the perfect story from the whirlwind of material this press conference had provided.