This leads to the arrest of Ben Fremont for providing the book to Griffith, as well as legal action leveled at the book's publisher Phillip Sanford as he refuses to cooperate in an attempt to locate the pseudonymous author of the book J.J. Jadway. Sanford claims that Jadway committed suicide in Europe years before due to despondency over the book's reception.
This results in Ben Fremont's arrest for giving the book to Griffith, along with legal action taken against the book's publisher Phillip Sanford due to his refusal to cooperate and locate the pseudonymous author of the book J.J. Jadway. Sanford asserts that Jadway committed suicide abroad several years prior out of despair over the book's reception.