Maya stood in ICC secure conference room surrounded by her investigation team, secure phones displaying countdown timer showing sixty-eight hours remaining until Morrison's deadline. Her hands were steady despite the terror coursing through her veins—professional composure maintained through sheer force of will inherited from both parents.
"They arrested my parents on fabricated espionage charges," Maya stated, her voice cold and analytical despite emotional devastation threatening to overwhelm her. "The network we are investigating has embedded personnel within CIA who are using legitimate law enforcement authority to eliminate threats. This is exactly the institutional corruption we are documenting."
"Your parents are leverage to force you to abandon investigation," Dutch prosecutor ob
