So how did the biggest scoop of the New York political year end up in the New York Times' lap? Through a guy with a pager. Nine-year veteran reporter William Rashbaum got a tip about the prostitution ring, and how a "New York official" was involved. Then Joe Sexton's metro desk stayed up late with managing editor Jill Abramson, all the while fearing they were going to lose their exclusive to a rival. Not even their own reporters or photo/videographers were aware of the assignments they were being sent on. And then, around 2pm, and 15 minutes before Spitzer took to a podium to make a brief statement, the story hit nytimes.com. And then nytimes.com crashed.