Wow, the Vampire Squid just got squished.

Its shares have plunged from $112, where they'd been most of the day, essentially flatlined, to less than $105 after the bell.

On heavy volume, to boot.

The drop immediately followed the release of this Reuters story, that Lloyd Blankfein has hired a high-powered defense attorney:

Goldman shares closed at $105, their cheapest price since March 2009.