SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROW:

PARIS — Political kickbacks, luxury villas bought with public money, illegal party funding. The corruption trial surrounding oil company Elf has already tarnished the French establishment and ruined careers.

Now the decade-long investigation into the former state-owned company comes to its climax on Wednesday, with the announcement of verdicts in France’s biggest-ever graft scandal.

I hope that justice is done.

UPDATE: But if the end of this scandal makes you sad, don’t worry: Edward Boyd points out new developments relating to Credit Lyonnais. And this may lead to trials in the United States, he says. Hmm. . . .