Seraphina's expression didn't change. "Explain."
"Dr. Finch contacted me this morning. He met with Nakano two nights ago. Gave him the folder."
The tea cup in Seraphina's hand went very still.
"The folder containing?"
"Everything. The original research. The theoretical framework. The documented proof that Aspect manifestation can be artificially induced in adult Zeroes."
"Finch was supposed to be contained."
"Finch has been playing his own game for eighteen years. We assumed he was a harmless old man nursing a grudge. We were wrong." Helena turned to face her. "The boy knows what he is now. He knows what his father did. And he knows that we knew about Project Prometheus all along."
Seraphina set down her tea cup with exaggerated care.
"Options."
"We could eliminate him before the meeting. Stage an accident. The Sanctions Division is already briefed on his capabilities."
