The List: A Novel

Fed up with Ola’s lack of progress on The List article, Frankie gives the assignment to Kiran and switches Ola to an article about a “plus-size cam girl turned sports bra entrepreneur” (108). Kiran is a serious journalist who volunteers at shelters for women and donates money from her lucrative Patreon. Ola tries to dissuade Kiran from writing about The List, but Kiran responds with a snide retort.

Ola tells Kiran that Michael is on The List, and Ola feels like a “traitor” to women and to Michael. Kiran and Ola debate the discourse around believing women’s accusations on the topic of sexual harassment and sexual assault. When Ola wrote her viral article titled “MCsToo”, she believed the women involved, but now, she does not know if she believes the accusations against Michael. Kiran agrees to delay the article, stating that although she does not “trust cis men,” she does have faith in Ola.

Beth (the head of human resources) and CuRated know that Michael is on The List. Before hiring Michael, they did a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Michael has no criminal record, and no one has a restraining order against him. Yet despite these details, CuRated is in a fraught position.