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Answer 1

1. Yes, under the current situation, Samantha is in a ethical dilemma, while going back towards her room she met Jennifer, though she might not know about the fact that Jennifer is not aware about the added information shared by Frank but being a good friend she can share the detail about added information with Jennifer. If she chooses not to share this information that CEO is directly involved in the interview process, she may turn out to be ethically incorrect.

2. Samantha should inform Jennifer in a casual way that she got a call from Watergate regarding final interview and the shocking fact that CEO is directly involved within the same.

3. Due to the fact that even Jennifer did not told anything about the call that she received from Watergate to Samantha, she have the option to stay quiet and not discuss it with Jennifer. The next option Samantha have is to be 'nice' and inform everything to Jennifer as well which might help her as well and the best candidate will crack the interview eventually.

4. No. The added information shared by Frank to Samantha was a slip of tongue and was not intentional, therefore she should not share such information with the CEO.