Tyler arrives Almost on cue, the bay doors opened.<\/p>\n
Tyler walked in carrying a tablet, completely unaware that everyone had turned toward him.<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t have been older than thirty-two.<\/p>\n
Sharp haircut. Expensive watch. The kind of confidence that came from being promoted quickly.<\/p>\n
He saw me first.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then Richard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody answered.<\/p>\n
I simply held up the printed audit log.<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you in this machine at 10:41?\u201d<\/p>\n
His expression changed almost too quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026 checked the offsets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou changed protected servo parameters.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe controller says User 14 did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI logged in, but I wasn\u2019t changing gains.\u201d<\/p>\n
Richard stepped between us.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s not accuse anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tyler immediately nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked one question.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s the baseline value for third-axis gain?\u201d<\/p>\n
He hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne twenty\u2026 four?\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter quietly muttered, \u201cWrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
The correct number was 122.<\/p>\n
Tyler looked toward Richard for the briefest fraction of a second.<\/p>\n
It lasted less than half a second.<\/p>\n
But I noticed.<\/p>\n
So did Walter.<\/p>\n
The owner walks in The overhead door opened again.<\/p>\n
This time everyone stood straighter.<\/p>\n
Eleanor Grant.<\/p>\n
Founder of Horizon Precision.<\/p>\n
She was seventy years old and had built the company from a twelve-person machine shop into one of the largest aerospace suppliers in the state.<\/p>\n
She rarely came onto the production floor.<\/p>\n
If she was here, the situation had already reached the boardroom.<\/p>\n
Her eyes landed on me.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Parker.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Grant.\u201d<\/p>\n
Richard immediately began explaining.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve isolated the failure and Ethan is restoring the machine\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
She raised one hand.<\/p>\n
Richard stopped talking.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Parker,\u201d she said calmly, \u201care you working as an employee?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs an independent contractor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019d like your professional assessment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Richard\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
For the next five minutes, I explained everything.<\/p>\n
The modified gains.<\/p>\n
The altered acceleration limits.<\/p>\n
The audit trail.<\/p>\n
The alarm cascade.<\/p>\n
The production risk.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t mention Tyler by name until the evidence required it.<\/p>\n
When I finished, Eleanor asked only one question.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan these parameters be changed accidentally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many confirmations?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThree.\u201d<\/p>\n
She turned toward Tyler.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you authorize those changes?\u201d<\/p>\n
He swallowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you make them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded once.<\/p>\n
\u201cIT will preserve your laptop.\u201d<\/p>\n
His shoulders dropped.<\/p>\n
Not because he\u2019d confessed.<\/p>\n
Because he realized this was now an investigation.<\/p>\n
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