An influential executive (IE) is said to have moved heaven and earth to prevent information from leaking out about the alleged illegal drug use of her beleaguered friends (EF).
POV: Best friends are partners in crime
Politiko learned that IE used its connections to prevent the media from obtaining information about the alleged EF addiction.
IE reportedly even went so far as to beg a celebrity (WP) to sweep the EFs' alleged drug use under the rug.
To a modest person, IE would seem admirable for going the extra mile for EFs. However, those who know her cunning nature believe that her efforts were born out of desperation.