Claire stepped toward Robert.
Please.
He raised one hand.
No.
For months, Emma tried to bring this to me.
You made sure she could not.
Claire cried harder.
Robert looked at Emma.
Commander Brooks.
Emma stood at attention.
Sir.
I owe you an apology.
She looked surprised.
Robert continued.
I trusted the wrong people around me.
That failure is mine.
The room remained silent.
Then Robert looked toward the officers gathered around them.
This investigation starts tonight.
No one leaves with documents.
No one deletes messages.
And no rank protects anyone from review.
Claire looked around the ballroom.
Minutes earlier, she had been standing beside one of the most powerful men in the room.
Now everyone was looking at her differently.
Emma had not raised her voice once.
She had only brought the evidence.
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