The Lean group initially approached Kevin Hartnett cautiously, then came to trust him because he aimed to tell the story respectfully rather than pursue an exposé or assign heroes and villains.

“And so an outside reporter, you know, journalist comes in, and so we were very guarded at first. Uh, but I think we, we came to trust Kevin when it really became clear that he wasn't looking for, you know, good guys and bad guys or an exposé or a scandal story or anything like that, that he was really trying to tell a s- tell the story in a way that was respectful to everyone, uh, involved.”