Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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F.Supp.2d 706, 712 (S.D.N.Y.2007); Kreinik v. Showbran Photo, Inc., No. 02CV1172, 2003 WL 22339268, at *8, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18276, at *29 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 10, 2003) (“To state a claim under Section 215, [employee] must adequately plead that [employer’s] counterclaims constituted an adverse employment action taken because of [employee’s] complaints under the Labor Law.”). In addition, New York’s anti-retaliation provision requires a nexus between the employee’s complaint and the employer’s retaliatory action. Kreinik, 2003 WL 22339268, at *8, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 18276, at *29 (finding that employee’s allegations sufficiently plead that his labor law complaints were a motivating factor for employer’s adverse action); Jacques v. DiMarzio, Inc., 200 F.Supp.2d 151, 162 (E.D.N.Y.2002) . The defendant asserts entitlement to summary
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that the conflicting explanations given by defendants agents for the plaintiffs termination were also sufficient to raise a reasonable inference that defendants proffered reasons for the termination were pretextual the inconsistent testimony  regarding the motivating reasons for plaintiffs termination cast doubts on the asserted nondiscriminatory legitimate reasons and may alone  be sufficient to preclude summary judgment on plaintiffs claim
B. holding that the close connection in time between the complaint and termination indicated that complaints could have been a motivating factor for employees termination
C. holding that although a reason was provided in the termination letter the without cause termination provision was applicable
D. holding that a 17 month time period between the employees protected speech and his termination could not support an inference of causation
E. holding that plaintiff must come forth with sufficient facts to permit a determination that his statements were a substantial motivating factor in his employment termination
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.