You get another phone call from the field rep. The rep tells you that the failures also caused bumpers to fall off semi$-$trucks during highway driving, leading to adjacent vehicle crashes and injuries. Additional technical analysis also reveals that the fiber misorientation problem, which you know is causing failures, was due to running PEEK with a viscosity that was too low. In fact, you now know that the manufacturing process you developed only works for PEEK without fiber reinforcement and is in$-$fact technically unsound. You spring into action and meet with your boss and the field rep. What actions would best accord with the ASME Fundamental Canons #$1$ & #$4($Appendix $1)?$ Pick the best answer and explain your ethical reasoning below. If none of the answers are fully satisfactory, pick the best and explain what additional steps you would take to better fulfill your obligations to Canons #$1$ & #$4.$

A$.$ You argue that your duty to public safety demands a product recall $($Canon #$1)$ and that this is the best way to ensure the on$-$going financial security of the company $($fulfilling your obligation to #$4)$

B$.$ The senior field rep starts pounding the table and yells that a product recall would be catastrophic to your division revenue and would imperil a recently announced acquisition of your company $($which incidentally will net you personally $$500,000).$ Your boss concurs that to follow Canon #$4,$ clearly, you need to keep quiet until after the sale closes in two weeks.

C$.$ Your boss threatens to have you dismissed $($there goes that $$500,000...)$ if you proceed with item $($A$).$ So$,$ after the meeting, you call a college friend at the LA Times to inform the public.

D$.$ When your boss threatens to have you dismissed if you proceed with item $($A$),$ you calmly reply, $$In that case, I quit.$$ You and your spouse are expecting your first child in two weeks.