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OPERATION SUMMARY

Operation Designation: CRIMSON CLUE

Tasking Division: (REDACTED)

Field Operative: Operative Blackwood

Primary Location: [REDACTED] Residential Complex, Eastern European Sector

Mission Type: Internal investigation and intelligence recovery

1. Objective

Foundation surveillance intercepted emergency traffic related to the death of Agent Rhodes, a former Mobile Task Force Iota-10 operative known to Operative Blackwood. The circumstances of death were inconsistent with known mission parameters. Intelligence suggested betrayal from within Foundation ranks. Blackwood was tasked to investigate the scene, recover any surviving intelligence, and identify potential internal involvement.

2. Background

Agent Rhodes had been operating in a solo surveillance capacity for over three months following an unlisted reactivation. Records regarding his assignment had been partially scrubbed. Known to Blackwood from Operation Market Crisis, Rhodes was trusted, careful, and loyal. His final communication was a brief transmission of corrupted video data followed by silence.

3. Chronology of Events

08:23 hours – Blackwood arrived at the apartment under Foundation cover as a municipal official. Local responders had not yet entered. Visuals confirmed signs of struggle inside the unit, but no breach on entry points.

08:31 hours – The victim was found seated upright, eyes open, with an expression suggesting shock or disbelief. No blood. No visible wounds. Signs of neurochemical suppression detected upon scan. Instant kill method likely memetic or chemical.

08:42 hours – Blackwood discovered a series of scrawled letters on the mirror in condensation. Three symbols matched a cipher once used by Iota-10 during off-grid communications. Partial translation read:

“Trust no badge unless it blinks.”

09:05 hours – Security footage from building logs was partially deleted. Remaining fragments show Rhodes meeting with an unidentified individual in Foundation clothing without clear identification. No face visible. Badge signal did not blink.

09:21 hours – Blackwood retrieved a hidden data shard embedded beneath a loose floor tile. Encrypted. Tagged with Agent Rhodes’s personal cipher. Shard turned over to Captain Secretary for analysis.

4. Additional Notes

During this operation, Blackwood showed visible signs of emotional restraint. His previous partnership with Agent Rhodes was never officially acknowledged but is believed to have involved field camaraderie during his Iota-10 days.

Blackwood was later overheard speaking quietly to the empty room before departure.

Unofficial Audio Log

"I told you not to go quiet. You always went quiet when something was wrong. I should have picked up on it. I should have been faster."

5. Results

Item Status

Agent Rhodes Deceased. Internal foul play confirmed

Cause of Death Unknown. No trauma. Probable neurochemical or memetic termination

Internal Involvement Suspected. Subject wore Foundation uniform without blinking badge tag

Data Shard Secured. Awaiting decryption

Exposure None. Local response rerouted under fabricated biohazard protocol

6. Assessment

This incident marks the second confirmed betrayal connected to Blackwood's extended network. Emotional impact on the operative was noted but did not impair judgment or execution. The phrase “Trust no badge unless it blinks” has been added to internal threat recognition memos. Agent Rhodes’s death is currently classified under Crimson Category Internal Leak, priority tracking active.

Captain Secretary – Brief Statement

"He did not die because he made a mistake. He died because someone trusted the wrong person wearing the right clothes. That should terrify you more than anything we contain."

Filed by: Captain Secretary

Clearance Level: 5

Addendum

Spray residue on Rhodes’s window, only visible under ultraviolet, read:

“I knew they would come wearing our skin.”

Operation concluded. Further internal surveillance initiated.

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