(1) However I'm coppin' a plea. It ain't my fault.
In my 40 years in Commercial Construction I've been burned a lot. So now I assume a lot of things and many of the various scenarios of almost any occurrence. In short - Trust No One, Suspect Everyone ;-)
Nobody is immune from such things. It is part of our innate desire for self-preservation that we have to fight against sometimes.
Thank you for being reasonable. It is rare.