The ending was disappointing and a shallow conclusion. To me, it seems clear in hindsight that Geithner, Paulson, and Bernanke, et al, were in uncharted waters trying to manage a banking crisis. Did they overreach and force AIG to take more of the fall than was on them? I think there&#x27;s a case to be made. So, the motive is the Government was trying to save the financial system. They scapegoated the insurer. Someone had to hold the bag, less they all go down.