The character that fails

To understand WHY the course of events happened, you must understand the character of folks involved.

Can we say, "perfect storm"?

Judas:  At face value Judas is a good guy.  He's kind, takes care of his wife that has Alzheimer's and seemed to genuinely love his step-daughter Darcy, and his grand-kids Syler and Jarod, among a few others who are not pertinent to this story quite yet.  After all, he allowed Syler and Jarod to live with him and his wife right after they each graduated high school.

But there is another side to this guy.

A darker, much more sinister side.

The businessman side.

The side that makes me go What the hell man, there's family involved.

As you know from the last few posts, this man has been nothing but a cut throat businessman who would step on his own grandson to make a buck.  Oh, I'm sorry - make $100k bucks at the expense of his grandson's company, all the while paying Syler and Kade less than half of that amount every year.  Not. Even. Close. To. Being. Fair.

But again, at the promise of an incredibly lucrative business, Syler and Kade decided it was the best course of action.

Back to the character of Judas.  Just as the person in the bible, Judas is true to his name.  In the biblical story, it has been said that Judas carried the disciples money bag.  The namesake betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.  While there was much more at stake than a mere thirty pieces of silver, the betrayal became apparent nonetheless.

The history of Judas, Syler's grandfather, has come to light in the recent years.  Of course hindsight is 20/20 of course, but the shady business practices of this man go much deeper than the current betrayal.  More on that another time.