What happened to Joe Moody when he discovered the fake expenses at Morris Kane's newspaper?

• A. He was forced to retire
• B. He was promoted
• C. He was demoted
• D. He moved away

Answer: (A)

Uncovering fraud in a workplace often leads to a dramatic consequence, and in this story the consequence is that Joe Moody is forced to retire. The narrative uses retirement as the response from those in charge to his discovery of the fake expenses, effectively removing him from the scene and avoiding accountability for the scheme. The other options don’t fit because the text doesn’t depict a promotion, a demotion, or a relocation as the outcome; those outcomes would imply different tensions or resolutions that aren’t presented here.