Nine months into their patient investigation, Priya's forensic team finally achieved the breakthrough Elena had been waiting for, a single overlooked financial transaction connecting all three shell foundations to a shared parent entity.
"It's called the Meridian Group," Priya reported, video connecting for the emergency session. "Not related to Meridian Solutions despite the similar name, apparently deliberate misdirection given how thoroughly we investigated that previous organization."
"Clever," Agent Reyes said grimly. "Counting on us dismissing the connection as coincidental rather than deliberate obfuscation."
"What do we know about this Meridian Group specifically?" Elena asked.
"Registered as a private research consortium," Priya said. "Officially focused on legitimate biotechn
