She’s standing just behind me.
Arms crossed.
Watching.
Not surprised.
“I told you,” she says.
Ethan expands one section.
A web of financial transfers spreads across the screen.
“Offshore accounts,” he says. “Layered through charities, relief organizations, shell corporations…”
“Military contractors,” Cal adds, pointing.
“Judicial ties,” Jonah says.
Jason looks up from his station.
“You’re telling me this thing toucheseverything?”
“Yes,” Mila answers.
Flat.
Certain.
Silence falls again.
Heavier this time.
Ronan steps forward.
Finally.
“Start isolating the highest-ranking connections,” he says.
“People with influence. Decision-makers.”
Ethan nods and shifts the filters.
The screen changes.
The room goes still.
Because now—
it’s not just names.
It’s power.
“Those are federal-level clearances,” Lance says.
“Some of these people shouldn’t even be in the same room together,” Jonah adds.
“And yet they are,” Mila says quietly.
