Burt Gantz's Kierney-Passaic Toxin Documentation

Burt Gantz thrusts these EPA-submitted documents into the tense night air of Toby's office, pages detailing soil analyses from Kierney-Passaic sites where engineers raised Method Detection Levels to 100 ppb, erasing carcinogen traces. Burt admits initialing the falsified reports under scrutiny from Mike's prosecutorial gaze, Josh's bewilderment, and Toby's rising fury, transforming technical data into damning proof of corporate deception.

2 appearances

Purpose

Provide proof of Kierney-Passaic concealing carcinogenic toxins at waste sites to support whistleblower testimony

Significance

Forces abrupt pivot from foreign ops battles to corporate liability crisis, reshaping White House priorities around legal defenses and public health threats

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E18 · Privateers

Whistleblower Walk-In — Testimony Upended

Burt claims to possess documentation proving Kierney-Passaic concealed high levels of carcinogens at three waste sites. The documents function as the catalytic evidence that transforms a routine testimony into a potential public-health and legal crisis, prompting immediate containment measures and calls for counsel.

Before: In Burt Gantz's possession (he refers to having it when confessing), private and undisclosed.

After: Still in Burt's custody in Toby's office; its existence is known to Josh and Toby but remains unreleased while Josh arranges containment and legal advice.

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S4E18 · Privateers

Immunity Panic: Burt's Criminal Jeopardy

Burt's claimed documentation of Kierney-Passaic's toxins (the unseen papers) is the implied ultimate prize — referenced as the material that could 'detonate' public and legal consequences, anchoring the urgency to protect and deploy evidence strategically.

Before: In Burt's possession or knowledge, withheld as potential evidence.

After: Remains with Burt but becomes central to the plan: it must be leveraged under immunity or else it risks triggering prosecution.

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