"Seems I'm to be the scapegoat," Murphy mused without surprise. As soon as Larry and Thompson arrived, they stripped him of his command and shackled him. In other words, his political career within the Sanitation Worker was over.
Murphy had actually seen this coming.
The reason for this lay in Murphy's special relationship with the Ram.
The Ram used to be an S-level client of the Sanitation Worker, having had a very good cooperative relationship with them, and Murphy was the direct contact person for the Ram.
To the structure of the Sanitation Worker, S-level clients were extremely important resources. The ability to personally interface with the Ram indirectly demonstrated Murphy's high status within the organization.
Murphy belonged to a rank within the Sanitation Worker just below the members of the Elder Council, and his public identity and position were that of a senior officer in the FBI.