He tried the "PTZ" controls. The camera zoomed in on a document pinned to the wall behind her: “Project Chimera – Authorized Disposal Protocol.”

The page loaded. The familiar blue-and-gray interface of an Axis 240Q video server appeared. No login prompt. No authentication. Just a live, four-camera grid labeled "Storage Unit 7 – Sublevel B."

The first camera showed a concrete hallway. The second: a heavy steel door with a retinal scanner. The third: a man in a lab coat, pacing. The fourth… made Leo freeze.