“Twenty minutes,” Sebastian replied. “Do not log in from hotel equipment. Counsel is serving the preservation notices now.”
The medic irrigated the cut, wrapped it with a pressure dressing, and checked my hand. The wound needed urgent clinical assessment, but the bleeding was under control.
He recorded the time, broken glass, and bruises on my arms. The concierge sealed my damaged phone in a hotel evidence pouch.
I asked the hotel security supervisor to preserve the ballroom video, entrance logs, and the area around the table. He created an incident number in front of me.
Sebastian arrived eighteen minutes later with two people. Miriam Cole was Northstar's outside corporate counsel. Daniel Ortiz was the forensic accountant conducting the audit.
Sebastian carried my backup security key
