Welcome to the audit where tomorrow's headlines are born from today's buried ledgers. In this gripping episode, our cynical truth-teller Marcus clashes with the meticulously clinical Katie as they delve into Northrop Grumman’s Q1 2026 financials. What starts as an examination of the HALO contract quickly unravels into a scathing indictment of "cost-plus" models, revealing a "war profit margin" that feels less like stability and more like pouring expensive gravel into a bottomless trench, all while the "common people" foot the bill for a "ghost dance" in orbit.