Clarity Benefactor

Hugh Brier is a simple, but deep, man out-of-sync with a world where secrets are ubiquitous and important enough to kill for.
For the last twelve months Hugh has contracted his time to a private think tank called the Merit Group. There he's called Clarity, but he feels he's fallen well short of that mark.
It's Hugh's last day at Merit and he's both relieved and wistful. His employer is throwing a huge celebration while it's in a fight for its life against unknown adversaries. A group of intel...