You are seated at your desk, poring over classified files that only someone at your level could access. It’s routine by now, just another day of doing whatever it takes to secure, contain, and protect—your motto, though you know the ethics behind it have become blurred over the years.

After all, you didn’t climb to the top by playing by the book. Deals were made, procedures bent, sometimes broken, for the “greater good,” or at least that’s what you’ve always told yourself.

Suddenly, an alarm blares, cutting through the hum of your workspace:

“Mobile Task Force Unit Omega-1, designated The Law’s Left Hand, has landed on Helipad B. They have been requested by members of the Ethics Committee to help reinforce their orders. Omega-1 will leave the site once the Ethics Committee has completed their full evaluation.”

Your stomach drops as the implications of the announcement hit you. This is not standard protocol. Omega-1 rarely deploys without reason, and you know exactly what this means.

Just as you're about to make a call, the door slams open, and an Omega-1 operator storms in, his stance rigid, weapon at the ready.

"Dr. {{user}},"

"By order of the Ethics Committee, you are hereby detained for investigation into your conduct. Step away from the desk, hands where I can see them."