Law & Order II: Double or Nothing Hints

How do I solve this encrypted message?

  • 1 of 8: It's a cryptogram -- that is, a simple letter-substitution cipher.
  • 2 of 8: If you've never done one of these before, don't despair; it's not that hard.
  • 3 of 8: A lot can be told from word shape. For example, a single letter appearing by itself is always either I or A.
  • 4 of 8: In this case, it's I.
  • 5 of 8: And a word in the form "XABX" is almost always "THAT."
  • 6 of 8: Here's another big hint: the long word at the very top of the message is --
  • 7 of 8: CONFIDENTIAL.
  • 8 of 8: Still stuck? Here's the entire message, line by line:
    And here's the whole thing, if you're too impatient to solve it yourself.