>>13107782Not how settling works at that level.
You settle because it's cheaper than clearing your name in court in a prolonged legal battle (which it can be if people fund her case, powerful people have powerful enemies and in this case the ((sort)) who want Vince out of Endeavour have access to infinite pockets), countersuit is pointless against someone not uber rich you won't get back much, he might get back what he paid her but will never recoup the court costs because she'll file bankruptcy and his net out of pocket will be worse than settling.
Plus the reputation damage of keeping it in court and the papers vs a settlement that the news forgets. Sure the public might remember and think settling proves guilt but you and I the little people are irrelevant to them, what we think of something has never mattered in these cases and never will. Vinces problem is being on Their level without truly being one of Them even as degenerate as he is. This is Their way of getting rid of him.
And for what it's worth I think he probably did most or all the shit in question although possibly not under the alleged context in each case. Just making the point that that's not how or why settlements happen for people at that level.
