Chapter 16 - Colin Mercer cooperates

Colin was arrested.
He negotiated early.
Why?
Because investigators had:
Messages.
Payments.
Credential logs.
Lily’s audio.
He admitted helping design the first two staged breaches.
He said:
“I told Ethan no occupied targets.”
As though that made him ethical.
Prosecutor asked:
“You understood people could enter?”
“Yes.”
“You understood real property would be taken?”
“Yes.”
“You understood Vale would be blamed?”
“Yes.”
Then:
“So your safety rule was what?”
Colin had no good answer.
His cooperation helped identify the two men who performed unauthorized entries.
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Both were later charged.
Stolen property was partially recovered.