Present Day - Tuesday Afternoon, 2 PM Marcus stares at the classified documents spread across a makeshift table in the warehouse, his hands shaking as he reads an analysis of his own research. Research he thought would save lives. Research that apparently could end them instead. "This can't be right," he says for the third time. Agent Rodriguez points to a section highlighted in yellow. "Your quantum diagnostic algorithms can identify genetic markers with ninety-eight percent accuracy in real time. That's not just medical breakthrough technology, Dr. Webb. That's precision targeting capability." "For treating diseases." "For targeting specific populations." The clinical way Rodriguez explains g******e makes Marcus's stomach turn. "I developed this to detect cancer early. To save

