Forty-eight hours into their seventy-two-hour window, Louis sat in a secure conference room with representatives from The New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and twelve other international publications. Her laptop displayed the coordinated publication schedule that would go live simultaneously across four continents in exactly eighteen hours.
"This is the most comprehensive exposure of intelligence corruption in modern history," said Marcus Chen, the Times' investigative editor. "But you understand that the moment we publish, you become the most wanted person in America by some very dangerous people?"
"I understand," Louis replied with a calmness she did not entirely feel. "Which is why we have arranged protective custody through Interpol and the International Criminal Court. The
