At the funeral of Henry Sheridan, his son Wally Sheridan was the victim of an attack. He was only wounded but the shooter was immediately shot down by a sniper. Admiral Carl Heideger, Defense Minister Pat Donnelly, Judge Longman and General Carrington were immediately arrested for complicity in murder, conspiracy against the state and high treason. Documents involving them were reportedly found in the man who tried to assassinate the senator. They also had documents linking them to Jason Fly and the murder of William Sheridan. Calvin Wax visited Carrington with General Max Standwell (called "The Boucher"), who replaced Carrington at the head of the state-Major Interarmies by offering him to sign avoyants, but Carrington refused, seriously injured Standwell and tried to escape, only to fall into a trap.