Deputy Director Whitaker studied the presentation with a deepening frown, occasionally glancing between Maya and James as they stood before his desk. Behind him, Chief Analyst Mosley from Behavioral Sciences looked increasingly agitated.
"So you're telling me," Whitaker said, tapping the profile document with his index finger, "that this comprehensive analysis from our best behavioral scientists is fundamentally incorrect?"
Maya shifted her weight, watching the interpreter sign Whitaker's words with practiced precision. She focused on keeping her response measured.
"Not incorrect, sir. Incomplete. The profile doesn't account for the mathematical precision we've identified in the attack patterns."
Mosley stepped forward. "With all due respect, Dr. Chen, psychological profiling is our di
