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• Gain target’s trust through continued personal contact.

• Obtain access to target’s residence, vehicles, businesses, and daily routines.

• Identify current members and associates of the Cain organization.

• Determine whether members of The Six remain operationally active.

• Determine the location and current possession of the Ledger.

• Identify safe houses, financial assets, security measures, and other resources available to the Cain family.

• Maintain cover identity and preserve target trust at all times.

• Await further authorization regarding retrieval and sanitize protocols.

My stomach turns as I reach the next section.

FIELD INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Target Habits and Behavioral Observations

• Target co-owns Sloane’s shooting range with cousin Valentina Cain.

• Target maintains an extensive private vehicle collection and performs her own mechanical work.

• Target frequently retreats to a private rooftop terrace when overwhelmed or seeking isolation.

• Target uses third-person self-talk while concentrating or under stress.

• Target keeps two snakes, Hannibal and Clarice, inside primary residence.

• Target displays strong protective instincts toward immediate and extended family.

I stop.

“No…no…”

My hands begin to shake as I keep reading.

ACCESS AND RELATIONSHIP ASSESSMENT

• Operative has obtained unrestricted access to target’s primary residence.

• Target voluntarily introduced operative to private rooftop terrace previously restricted from outside access.

• Operative has been introduced to multiple members of target’s immediate and extended family.

• Target has disclosed personal history and demonstrated increasing emotional dependence on operative.

• Target has granted operative continued access to personal routines, businesses, and vehicles.

• Target’s emotional attachment to operative continues to increase.

• Target currently demonstrates a high level of trust in operative.

I brace one hand against the table because I suddenly don’t trust my legs to hold me.

“It can’t be true.” My voice breaks.