Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Per the contract, the business had to pay the bank thousands of dollars, as the _ had won the lawsuit.

Choice 1: Per the contract, the business had to pay the bank thousands of dollars, as the business had won the lawsuit.
Choice 2: Per the contract, the business had to pay the bank thousands of dollars, as the bank had won the lawsuit.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.