something that didn't make sense to me, now left hanging
So, Will's father in law made the video with Rhumor leaving a message for Will and Rhumor's wife on the DVD. That means they were in contact and trading info and believing that they were both in danger of being murdered by the conspiracy before Rhumor killed himself, before Will discovered the crossword puzzle code that set off the story. So, why would Will's father in law go to Kale with Will's discovery of the crossword puzzle code? He had to already know from talking with Rhumor that his boss Truxton was part of the conspiracy. So why give Truxton a reason to kill him by reporting the code to Kale?