A stunned silence swept the arena.
On the screen, the "S" was unmistakable.
In the front row, Chief Engineer Victor shoved his chair back and stood up. He strode to the front of the stage, staring at the magnified image on the screen.
"That workmanship is unmistakable." Victor pointed at the display, his voice shaking with excitement. "A mark carved in a single stroke like that is the signature of ‘S,' the top mechanic in the underground black market!"
A collective breath swept through the industry crowd.
Selena casually tossed the pocket watch back onto the projector stand. Then she walked to the podium and pulled up the backup sketch Chloe had just called plagiarism.
She hit the UV watermark detection key.
An enormous hidden watermark materialized across what had seemed like blank
