{
    "title": "Tillman Surveillance",
    "date": "2020-07-24 06:00",
    "reportcode": "GT/GH-200724-088260820",
    "url": "https://teeth.zarquan.fyi/reports/gt-gh-200724-088260820/index.json",
    "description": "△▼△TOP SECRET//SI//DGO△▼△",
    "content": "\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport No:\u003c/strong\u003e GT/GH-200724-088260820\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgents:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy Banks, Drug Enforcement Administration\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Louis Ming, neuroscientist\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnst Baldkar, senior computer science analyst, RAND Corporation\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverend Jeremiah “Jerry” Arnoldson, Federal Bureau of Prisons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFranklin Harvey Water Reclamation Plant vicinity, El Paso, Texas; associated Life Force detention facility; El Paso metropolitan area\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cell continued surveillance of the covert detention facility located behind the Franklin Harvey Water Reclamation Plant. Surveillance confirmed the continued presence of Esau Tillman and Terry Smedley and established personnel movement, shift patterns, site access procedures, and the facility\u0026rsquo;s relationship with local law-enforcement detainee transfers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring surveillance, Tillman appeared to detect the concealed observation position from approximately half a kilometer away and deliberately looked directly toward Agent Banks while Banks observed him through binoculars. Tillman subsequently remained inside the facility until approximately 2230 hours.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter obtaining the facility\u0026rsquo;s telephone number through an FBI contact, Agent Banks established a DEA cover story and arranged to visit during normal operating hours. The following morning he entered the facility under his legitimate federal credentials and conducted an extended reconnaissance under the pretext of locating a criminal suspect.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks confirmed that the site primarily holds migrant juveniles, including infants, with a small and rapidly rotating adult population. Juveniles are designated as accompanied and awaiting representation despite incomplete or absent records regarding parents or guardians, allowing many to remain detained for weeks or months. Facility administration and document security were notably deficient, while physical security, surveillance equipment, tactical equipment, and restricted interior areas were substantially better maintained.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks identified a restricted Life Force-only area, a CEO office assigned to Jonathan Lowe, a heavily secured garage door adjoining the detainee area, and evidence that armed ICE tactical personnel periodically enter the holding area and abuse detainees at the apparent instigation of personnel working beyond the secured garage door.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttempts to compromise facility computers using prepared USB devices were unsuccessful. One device was discovered by a facility employee and retained by him. Additional devices were left inside an employee restroom and near Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Banks\u0026rsquo;s departure, the cell obtained the registered address associated with Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle. The registration lists an El Paso apartment complex but provides no individual unit number.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation Report:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cell maintained concealed observation from the hills overlooking the detention site throughout the late afternoon and evening.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgent Banks observed Esau Tillman outside the principal detention building. While Banks viewed the entrance through binoculars from approximately half a kilometer away, Tillman was already looking directly toward the surveillance position and appeared to be staring directly into the binoculars.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks immediately withdrew below the crest.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA second observation using a long-range camera found Tillman no longer outside; the entrance door was closing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe observation position remained otherwise uncompromised insofar as the cell could determine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cell continued monitoring vehicle and cellular activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had arrived at approximately 0700 hours and remained on-site well beyond the normal daytime shift change.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA personnel shift change occurred at approximately 1700 hours.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle remained on-site after the shift change.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley\u0026rsquo;s identified telephone remained connected to the local cellular network throughout the day. Activity decreased between approximately 0600 and noon and resumed sporadically thereafter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt approximately 2230 hours, two vehicles departed the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne was Tillman\u0026rsquo;s previously identified vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other was a Kia Sorento.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley\u0026rsquo;s telephone ceased registering at the facility as the vehicles departed, indicating Smedley was likely in one of the departing vehicles.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth vehicles traveled toward El Paso and did not turn toward the cell\u0026rsquo;s concealed position.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgent Banks attempted to approach the detention site after Tillman\u0026rsquo;s departure.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe outer gate serving the water reclamation plant was closed and unattended.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSite access required a code or authorized opening of the gate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks abandoned immediate entry rather than defeat the gate and undermine his intended official cover.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks attempted to locate a contact number for the detention facility through official DEA channels but did not obtain one.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie contacted an FBI associate, Stanislav, during the night and requested assistance locating a telephone number for the detention site.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanislav questioned the unofficial nature of the request but ultimately provided the number as a personal favor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe number reached an installation answering as \u0026ldquo;Facility 4123.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks telephoned Facility 4123 using the identity \u0026ldquo;Agent Banks.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe stated that he was investigating a criminal suspect who might be detained there and needed to cross-reference the facility\u0026rsquo;s detainees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacility personnel stated that operating hours were 0800-1700.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks requested immediate access but was informed that night personnel lacked authority to conduct transfers or assist him as requested.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks advised that he would return in the morning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cell remained in the observation area overnight, maintaining watch and using its camper-equipped vehicle for rest and limited sanitation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActivity resumed at the facility the following morning.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn elderly gate attendant arrived at approximately 0645 hours and opened the outer access point.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous employee vehicles arrived beginning at approximately 0700 hours.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks approached the facility in the cell\u0026rsquo;s rental SUV using his DEA credentials and official identity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe outer gate attendant inspected Banks\u0026rsquo;s badge.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks entered an intentionally illegible name and badge notation on the facility\u0026rsquo;s visitor log.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attendant directed Banks along the water-treatment facility\u0026rsquo;s access road to the detention site\u0026rsquo;s inner gate and radioed ahead.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Life Force employee met Banks at the inner gate and requested identification.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks displayed his badge and was admitted.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonnel advised him that he would pass through a security checkpoint before speaking with the facility\u0026rsquo;s site facilitator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s SUV arrived immediately behind Banks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman entered the security checkpoint alongside Banks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacility personnel addressed him as \u0026ldquo;Agent Tillman.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman bypassed the normal visitor processing with minimal scrutiny.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe surrendered pocket items for the metal detector, passed through, recovered them, and proceeded directly into the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks did not encounter Tillman again during the visit.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecurity personnel temporarily retained Banks\u0026rsquo;s firearm because prisoners were housed within the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks entered the operations/security area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior doors used electronic key-card access.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe operations room contained surveillance displays, computers, and a conference area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfidential detainee paperwork was left unsecured on the conference table.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonnel demonstrated little concern regarding document control or visitor access to sensitive information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal surveillance equipment appeared modern and comprehensive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks met Deb Richter, a heavyset blonde Life Force employee who appeared to exercise administrative authority in the operations room.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichter accepted Banks\u0026rsquo;s explanation that he was seeking a suspected offender using a common Hispanic identity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks requested current and former detainee records, intake photographs, and information concerning possible family members.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks observed significant deficiencies in the site\u0026rsquo;s records.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent detainee files contained substantial gaps.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParent or guardian information was frequently absent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult detainees appeared to remain only briefly before transfer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuvenile detainees remained considerably longer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility\u0026rsquo;s detainee population was primarily male juveniles approximately ten through the late teenage years, with smaller numbers of girls, infants, and adult men.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo adult women were observed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuvenile records were generally marked \u0026ldquo;accompanied\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;awaiting representation.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe classification was used despite records often containing no identifiable accompanying parent or guardian.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome juveniles had remained in custody for weeks or months.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks recognized that this status enabled the facility to continue holding juveniles while receiving compensation for occupied detention capacity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks observed an employee identified as Alex Watson operating the internal surveillance system.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatson was a male approximately in his thirties, with short hair and glasses.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatson monitored multiple camera feeds and used a headset.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera coverage included corridors and detainee holding areas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatson was receptive to conversation and displayed strong interest in Banks\u0026rsquo;s purported DEA work.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks attempted to covertly insert a prepared USB device into Richter\u0026rsquo;s computer while distracting Watson with a law-enforcement story.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks was unable to complete the insertion before Watson noticed the activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks claimed that he had found the USB device on the floor and believed it had fallen from Richter\u0026rsquo;s computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatson inspected the device, stated that it was not part of the facility\u0026rsquo;s systems, and retained it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatson\u0026rsquo;s attention thereafter shifted from Banks\u0026rsquo;s story to the unexplained device.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe device was not connected to the target computer while Banks was present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichter later arranged for Banks to receive a facility tour after he requested direct access to a detainee who might match his fictitious suspect.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Life Force security employee escorted Banks through the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcessing areas contained intake computers and photographic equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA shower/change area was used to strip arriving detainees and issue detention clothing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmployee locker rooms and restroom facilities were located nearby.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquipment throughout these areas appeared recently installed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks was shown an employee rest area referred to as \u0026ldquo;backstage.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe area contained beds or sleeping spaces for employees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjacent facilities included an armory.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe armory contained shotguns, tactical body armor, helmets, flashbangs, and night-vision equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quantity and quality of tactical equipment were substantially greater than necessary for ordinary custodial interaction with the site\u0026rsquo;s predominantly juvenile population.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks passed an office marked for \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Lowe, CEO\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe office was closed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks identified another secured door marked \u003cstrong\u003e\u0026ldquo;KEEP OUT - LIFE FORCE EMPLOYEES ONLY.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe wording was anomalous because normal facility staff were themselves Life Force employees and detainees had no independent access to the hallway.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntry required electronic credentialing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks did not enter the area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe escort showed Banks the facility kitchen and subsequently the primary detainee holding area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main holding area contained approximately eighty detainees distributed among six cages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult men represented only a small portion of the population.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost detainees were children or adolescents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne enclosure contained infants being cared for by young girls approximately seven to fourteen years old.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther enclosures contained boys ranging from children through older teenagers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetainees had rubber mattresses, foil blankets, plastic cups, and communal concrete water fixtures.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal possessions were largely absent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo bathing facilities were visible inside the holding area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurveillance coverage in the holding room was extensive.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCameras covered all major areas of the room with few or no obvious blind spots.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevated walkways were staffed by Life Force personnel observing the detainees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks observed a large garage-style door at one end of the holding area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately fifty-gallon drums had been placed in front of it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door was additionally secured by a heavy chain passed through a floor-mounted anchor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door remained closed throughout Banks\u0026rsquo;s visit.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetainees stated that they had never seen it opened.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks conducted conversations with detainees in Spanish under the cover of interviewing possible suspects.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdult detainees reported:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir stays were generally short, measured in days.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNone of the adult men interviewed had been held longer than approximately five days.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not know what was beyond the secured garage door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey were not related to the juvenile detainees and did not know the locations of the juveniles\u0026rsquo; parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuvenile detainees reported:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany had been detained for weeks or months.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome arrived already separated from their parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOthers arrived with parents who remained briefly before being removed while the children stayed behind.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had been told they were awaiting legal representation and court proceedings.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not know when those proceedings would occur or how long they would remain confined.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitial questioning concerning the secured garage area produced reluctance among the juvenile detainees.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinued questioning produced a marked fear and anger response.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn older boy, approximately fourteen, stated that the men who worked beyond or in connection with that area were \u0026ldquo;assholes.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe described armed personnel identified as ICE entering the holding room wearing tactical equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccording to the boy, those personnel pushed detainees around, used hoses on them, and laughed while doing so.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe conduct was described as deliberate harassment rather than a response to an actual disturbance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boy associated these incidents with personnel working in the restricted area near the secured garage door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks recorded portions of his detainee interviews for later review.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks\u0026rsquo;s Life Force escort terminated the interview after returning to the holding area and asking whether Banks had completed his business.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks was escorted back through the facility and returned to security.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis firearm was restored.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe maintained the pretense that he had obtained material for later digital comparison with his purported suspect.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore departure, Banks requested to use the employee restroom.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe left a second prepared USB device inside a stall where an employee might discover it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks exited the building and crossed the parking lot.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe identified Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA third prepared USB device was left near the driver\u0026rsquo;s side of Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle for possible discovery.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo facility employee was visibly monitoring Banks during the placement.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks departed the detention facility and returned toward El Paso rather than directly rejoining the concealed hilltop position, avoiding creation of an observable trail between the facility and the surveillance site.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cell subsequently attempted to identify residential addresses for Tillman and Smedley.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-source searches did not locate either man at an obvious El Paso residence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks used official access to run the license plate of Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vehicle was registered to \u0026ldquo;E. Tillman.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe registration listed an El Paso apartment complex containing approximately six units.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo apartment or unit number was included in the registration.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complex was identified as the cell\u0026rsquo;s next investigative lead.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalysis and Recommendations:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s apparent detection of the surveillance position requires immediate attention.\u003c/strong\u003e The distance, concealment, and lack of any identified reason for him to focus precisely on Banks make ordinary visual detection difficult to reconcile with the circumstances. This event should be compared against prior reports involving individuals who demonstrated anomalous situational awareness following exposure to Paper Crown-related phenomena. The hilltop should no longer be considered secure.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe designation \u0026ldquo;Agent Tillman\u0026rdquo; materially strengthens the assessment that Tillman retains an official federal relationship.\u003c/strong\u003e Life Force staff recognized him immediately, afforded him privileged access, and required little or no explanation of his presence. His authority appears operational rather than merely administrative.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe facility\u0026rsquo;s administrative incompetence should not be mistaken for lack of purpose.\u003c/strong\u003e Detainee records are disordered, confidential information is casually handled, and basic visitor controls are weak. In contrast, surveillance, access controls, tactical equipment, and certain restricted spaces are modern and well maintained. Resources appear concentrated on physical custody, internal observation, and whatever activity occurs behind the Life Force-only barrier.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe juvenile detention pattern appears financially self-sustaining and operationally useful.\u003c/strong\u003e Children remain confined far longer than adults under classifications that do not match the available family records. Whatever the underlying objective, the facility has developed a bureaucratic mechanism capable of maintaining a stable supply of isolated minors without requiring overt falsification visible to casual review. Similar arrangements should be checked against facilities previously associated with vulnerable-child acquisition or long-term occult experimentation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe missing parents require tracing.\u003c/strong\u003e Adults move through the facility quickly while children remain. Parent and guardian records are incomplete. A sample of juvenile names should be compared against removal manifests, immigration court filings, transport records, morgue records, missing-person reports, and contractor billing. The disposition of the adults may reveal whether the separation is merely exploitative or serves a second purpose.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe infants and age distribution deserve specific comparison with earlier Cornucopia material.\u003c/strong\u003e The presence of infants being cared for by unrelated juvenile girls inside a facility otherwise structured around older children suggests custody arrangements outside ordinary detention practice. Prior operations involving children selected by age, developmental state, or ability to communicate should be reviewed without broadening dissemination unnecessarily.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe restricted Life Force-only area and secured garage door are the highest-priority physical objectives.\u003c/strong\u003e Detainees connect personnel associated with that area to organized abuse conducted by armed ICE operators. The heavy physical security is inconsistent with the site\u0026rsquo;s otherwise casual internal administration. Access should be obtained without triggering a conventional law-enforcement response if possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tactical harassment of juvenile detainees may have a functional purpose.\u003c/strong\u003e Hoses, intimidation, physical handling, and deliberately induced fear could be ordinary sadism, conditioning, screening, or preparation. Existing files involving stress-induced manifestations, behavioral selection, and ritualized trauma should be cross-referenced on a compartmented basis.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Lowe should be developed as a target.\u003c/strong\u003e His status as Life Force CEO and the presence of a dedicated office inside the detention facility indicate direct involvement with the site rather than remote corporate oversight. Financial records, travel, communications, contracting history, and associations with Tillman should be obtained.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Watson now possesses a hostile USB device directly traceable to Banks\u0026rsquo;s visit.\u003c/strong\u003e Even if the device contains no identifying metadata, its appearance during an unsolicited federal visit may cause retrospective scrutiny. Any subsequent network intrusion originating from that payload could connect suspicious activity to Banks\u0026rsquo;s presence. Banks\u0026rsquo;s DEA identity should therefore be considered partially burned at Facility 4123.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe two remaining planted USB devices create both opportunity and exposure.\u003c/strong\u003e The restroom device may compromise an employee workstation if discovered and used. The device placed near Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle presents a substantially higher-risk vector. If Tillman already possesses anomalous awareness of the cell, recovery of an unexplained device beside his vehicle may accelerate counter-surveillance.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanislav has become an external exposure point.\u003c/strong\u003e He supplied restricted facility contact information to Ernie outside normal channels. Further requests risk drawing attention both to the FBI associate and to the cell\u0026rsquo;s interest in Facility 4123. Contact should be minimized unless the intelligence value clearly exceeds the compartmentation risk.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle registration is anomalous enough to justify immediate exploitation.\u003c/strong\u003e An apartment complex listed without a unit number may indicate a clerical irregularity, a deliberately obscured residence, a shell registration, or control over more than one unit. Physical surveillance should precede direct entry. The location may provide the first opportunity to examine Tillman\u0026rsquo;s private environment outside the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA-Cell should prepare for the possibility that Facility 4123 is not simply a corrupt detention contractor being used by one compromised federal agent.\u003c/strong\u003e The coexistence of federal tactical personnel, a private contractor, deliberately retained children, restricted internal spaces, and Tillman\u0026rsquo;s privileged presence indicates an organized structure with enough institutional cover to operate openly inside an otherwise legitimate government detention pipeline. If the cell\u0026rsquo;s current working theory concerning information exposure is correct, expanding the number of cleared personnel without need may reproduce the same failure mode encountered elsewhere.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdetails \u003e\n  \u003csummary markdown=\"span\"\u003eSession Notes\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe session opened with the agents continuing their surveillance of the suspected detention facility outside El Paso, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler recapped the previous session:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix hours after Rennick provided the agents with a phone number, Jerry called it and left the team\u0026rsquo;s proposal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy midnight, the agents had been directed from a Baltimore bar, through an alley, and into a dusty basement where they met a woman calling herself Jessie.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy told Jessie everything the team had learned about:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Crown.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCornucopia House.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEsau Tillman.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe children involved in the investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Program\u0026rsquo;s refusal to act.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rats and birds associated with the phenomenon.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team\u0026rsquo;s growing suspicion that simply learning about the phenomenon might draw a person into its cycle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJessie believed the agents\u0026rsquo; account, but that belief made her reluctant to involve anyone else.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe considered the phenomenon potentially dangerous as an information hazard.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe refused to accept the team\u0026rsquo;s full report or bring her organization completely into the operation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe nevertheless agreed to provide limited assistance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe following day, instructions led the agents to an old storage unit in Oklahoma.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unit contained untraceable pistols.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSawed-off shotguns.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Vietnam-era grenade.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCash.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous equipment and relics apparently left from another clandestine operation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause the agents could not fly, they drove south to El Paso.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey established a concealed surveillance position on a hill overlooking the Franklin Harvey water reclamation plant.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehind the legitimate reclamation facility was a fenced, warehouse-like structure that appeared to operate continuously.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie used a Stingray-style cellular surveillance device to identify phones that remained at the suspected detention site overnight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy searching leaked records, the agents had identified three of the phones as belonging to:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthan Bailey.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNurse Huang Lan Fan.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuring daylight hours, the site became more active.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents estimated approximately nine staff members were present during the daytime.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately five remained overnight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sheriff\u0026rsquo;s vehicle delivered an adult detainee to the site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young, baby-faced man matching older photographs of Esau Tillman arrived in a large SUV.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife Force employees moved around the compound in yellow shirts.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter approximately 24 hours of surveillance, the agents had confirmed:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe detention facility was real.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley was at the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEsau Tillman was at the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe remaining problem was determining what was occurring inside the site and how the agents could stop it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents were positioned on and around the hilltop overlooking the facility at approximately 4:00 p.m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost of the group had been spending time behind the crest of the hill to remain in the shade and rest.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne or two people at a time maintained active visual surveillance from the top with binoculars and a camera equipped with a long-range lens.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie and Andy were identified as the agents actively watching the site at that moment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie and Andy both made successful Alertness checks while observing the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause they had noticed something significant, the Handler called for SAN checks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy critically failed his SAN check.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile scanning the front of the warehouse-like detention building with binoculars, Andy passed over Esau Tillman.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had not seen Tillman come outside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman was standing near the entrance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs Andy\u0026rsquo;s binoculars passed over him, Tillman appeared to be staring directly back at Andy from approximately half a kilometer away.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apparent direct eye contact at that distance was deeply unsettling.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy lost 1 SAN from helplessness.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy immediately lowered the binoculars and moved back down the hill.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was concerned that sunlight might have reflected from the binocular lenses and revealed the surveillance position.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe attempted to determine whether the sun\u0026rsquo;s angle could have caused a visible glint.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had only 10% in Survival and did not have enough expertise to confidently determine whether the binoculars could have reflected sunlight toward Tillman.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy told the others that Tillman had been staring directly at their position and believed Tillman knew they were there.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie initially resisted checking the location himself, reasoning that the event might have been coincidence.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter Andy insisted that Tillman had been standing at the entrance, Ernie used the long-range camera to check.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Ernie brought the entrance into view, the door was simply swinging closed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo one was visible outside by then.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy maintained that Tillman had just gone back inside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents discussed whether Andy should still attempt to enter the facility under his DEA cover.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had already been considering going inside before the encounter with Tillman.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe new incident made him less eager to visit while Tillman was physically present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group noted that Tillman had arrived at approximately 7:00 a.m., so he apparently did leave the site at least occasionally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy proposed presenting himself as a DEA agent trying to locate a suspect who might have been detained at the facility.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe planned to explain that the facility\u0026rsquo;s records might be incomplete.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe would ask to inspect detainee records in person.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cover story would give him a legitimate reason to see the detention site\u0026rsquo;s records and potentially its interior.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents noted that the facility housed at least some adults, because they had previously watched an adult detainee being delivered.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey therefore planned to choose a plausible adult suspect rather than risk giving a description incompatible with the facility\u0026rsquo;s population.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie prepared several malicious USB drives for Andy to carry inside.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe drives contained an autorun-style infiltration suite and several possible backdoors.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe intention was for Andy to connect one to a facility computer if he had an opportunity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a drive was successfully inserted, Ernie would make the relevant Computer Science roll to determine whether the intrusion worked.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team recognized that a privately operated detention contractor might have better or worse computer security than a government office, but they did not know what systems would be present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents considered the visibility of their vehicles and surveillance position.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had driven into the desert at night, reducing the chance that a dust trail would expose their route.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaving the hill during daylight could create a conspicuous dust cloud.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team decided that waiting until after sunset would reduce the chance that anyone at the facility would notice them driving away.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler determined that sunset in El Paso in July would be around 8:00 p.m.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy approximately 8:30 or 9:00 p.m., the agents believed they could leave with little chance of being observed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy specifically wanted to wait for Tillman to leave before entering the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents continued observing through sunset.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt approximately 5:00 p.m., a normal shift change occurred:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome vehicles departed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther vehicles arrived.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle remained at the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman himself did not reappear after the earlier incident outside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents noted that, despite arriving around 7:00 a.m., he was still apparently on site after 8:00 p.m.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team found his extended presence unusual.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents had gathered additional visual information about personnel during the surveillance.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost employees arrived in ordinary clothing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen working inside the compound, many wore a loose uniform consisting of:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow polo shirts.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimilar-colored or similarly styled pants.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese uniforms did not resemble military or standard law-enforcement uniforms.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Tillman had arrived, he had been in plain clothes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Andy saw him standing outside later, Tillman appeared to have changed into dark clothing that might have been some type of uniform, although it did not match the yellow Life Force clothing and was not immediately recognizable.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie continued monitoring cellular activity with the Stingray.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe equipment had been operating for more than 24 hours.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattery reserves were beginning to run down, although the device remained functional.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents had solar charging capability and had been using the intense El Paso sunlight to help maintain their equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley\u0026rsquo;s phone remained at the site throughout the day.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt had been much less active during daylight than overnight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was largely inactive between roughly 6:00 a.m. and noon.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter noon, it showed occasional bursts of activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt remained connected to the cellular network for most of the day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the agents waited later into the night, Robert and Brian made Luck checks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert rolled a critical success.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian also succeeded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt approximately 10:30 p.m., two vehicles finally departed the detention site.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne was Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other was described as a Kia Sorento.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause of the darkness, the agents could not clearly identify the person entering the Kia.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie noticed that Terry Smedley\u0026rsquo;s phone stopped pinging the Stingray as the Kia departed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents therefore inferred that Smedley was probably leaving in that vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth vehicles traveled south toward El Paso along the highway.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian watched the taillights carefully to make sure neither vehicle turned toward the agents\u0026rsquo; concealed hill position.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vehicles continued away and disappeared into the distance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy approximately 11:00 p.m., both Tillman and apparently Smedley had left the site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Tillman gone, Andy prepared to approach the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had a burner phone available in case anyone asked for contact information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen he reached the main entrance area, however, he discovered a problem:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe outer gate serving the water reclamation plant was closed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gatehouse was dark.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gate was locked.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarlier in the day, a gate attendant had been present to operate the entrance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmployees leaving after hours appeared to have their own means of opening and closing the gate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gate seemed to use an electronic keypad or code system rather than merely a simple padlock.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy did not want to break into the outer gate and then immediately claim to be visiting on legitimate federal business.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents attempted to find a direct phone number for the detention site.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy tried to obtain one through DEA channels.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler allowed a Bureaucracy check because the detention facility, while obscure, still processed detainees through government-related systems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy narrowly failed the Bureaucracy check.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis requests might eventually produce information, but he had no idea whether an answer would arrive that night, the next day, or at all.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie then tried a personal contact.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had a Bond with a friend named Stanislav who worked for the FBI.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie called Stanislav in the middle of the night on the East Coast, around 2:00 to 2:30 a.m.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanislav questioned why Ernie needed a phone number for the facility and observed that, if the request were fully official, Ernie should be able to obtain it through ordinary channels.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie admitted that he was asking for a favor connected to a case but could not explain the details.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler gave Ernie the choice of:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking a Persuade roll.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpending a Bond point to guarantee Stanislav\u0026rsquo;s cooperation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie chose to spend one point from the Bond.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanislav reluctantly searched for the information and eventually gave Ernie a phone number.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie thanked him and sent the number to Andy by text.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy called the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone answered after several rings and identified the location only by a facility number.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy introduced himself as Agent Banks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe said he was working on a case involving a suspect who might be detained there.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe explained that he needed to cross-reference the suspect against the facility\u0026rsquo;s detainees and potentially arrange for the person to be deported.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe asked permission to come to the facility despite the late hour.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe employee informed him that normal operating hours were 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy attempted to persuade the employee to let him come immediately, invoking workload and quotas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled 76 against a 70 Persuade skill and failed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe employee remained polite but firm:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe detainees were not going anywhere overnight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce the gates were closed, staff were not authorized to process transfers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy could return first thing in the morning and the day staff would assist him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy thanked the employee and said he would come in the morning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team remained in the desert overnight.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey kept watch in shifts and slept as much as possible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group had previously purchased a truck camper rather than merely a camper shell.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt included sleeping and basic living facilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt had at least limited water and bathroom capability.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Luck check confirmed that the camper\u0026rsquo;s systems were still functioning adequately.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents had been conservative enough with their water that they could wash themselves and use the bathroom.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis allowed Andy to clean up enough that he would look like an agent who had driven into El Paso for work rather than a man who had spent two days sweating on a desert hill.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents observed the facility again the following morning.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt approximately 6:45 a.m., an older man arrived to staff the outer gatehouse.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround 7:00 to 7:15 a.m., a significant number of employee vehicles began arriving for the morning shift.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy cleaned himself up and drove to the facility in the team\u0026rsquo;s rental SUV.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents described the rental as something similar to a Ford Explorer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy approached the outer gate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gate attendant was an older, weathered man, approximately in his mid-sixties.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had been smoking a cigarette in the gatehouse.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attendant asked who Andy was and then demanded to see a badge.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy showed his DEA credentials.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attendant approached closely enough to inspect them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe then produced a clipboard containing a visitor log.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe form appeared extremely informal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt contained spaces for names and arrival information but little explanation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy deliberately wrote his information very illegibly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attendant barely examined what he wrote.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe directed Andy through the reclamation plant and told him:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive through the plant.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake an access road on the left.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow it to the end.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gatekeeper said he would radio ahead to the detention facility and inform them that Andy was coming.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy drove through the plant to the inner compound.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young Life Force employee, approximately in his mid-twenties with light brown hair and a yellow polo shirt, was waiting at the inner gate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe employee asked to see Andy\u0026rsquo;s badge again.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter inspecting it, he opened the electronic gate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy drove into the parking area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe employee told him he would need to pass through the security checkpoint and then speak with the site\u0026rsquo;s facilitator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Andy pulled into the compound, Esau Tillman\u0026rsquo;s SUV appeared behind him.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had apparently returned to the facility at approximately the same time Andy arrived.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman drove through the already-open gate and parked moments after Andy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs Andy approached the security checkpoint, Tillman walked alongside him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman looked at Andy and stated that the checkpoint was slow and that he was going first.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy allowed him to go ahead.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy observed Tillman passing through security.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe security employee addressed him as \u0026ldquo;Agent Tillman.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman did not receive any visibly special exemption from the metal detector.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe automatically emptied items such as his phone into a container.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe walked through the detector.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe retrieved his belongings.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe process was extremely routine for him and barely slowed him down.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman entered the facility without further conversation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy was then processed through security.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe guards temporarily took his firearm because detainees were housed inside the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe procedure otherwise appeared relatively normal for a detention environment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy noted that interior doors appeared to use magnetic key-card readers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy entered the front security and operations area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe security section included:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA view into the operations room.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA vehicle intake area accessible from another entrance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe adjacent vehicle intake area appeared to be the location where law-enforcement vehicles delivered detainees.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sheriff\u0026rsquo;s vehicle the team had previously observed had parked in this area before backing out.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrough a large window, Andy could see the main operations room.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt contained multiple displays.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera controls.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA conference table.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy met Deb Richter in the operations room.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeb was a heavyset blonde woman.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe wore a name tag identifying her as \u0026ldquo;Deb Richter.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe was the first Life Force employee Andy had seen wearing a visible name tag.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeb confirmed that Andy was Agent Banks and asked about the detainee he was trying to locate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy used a deliberately generic cover story for the suspect.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe described someone with a common Hispanic name, such as José Rodriguez.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe said the person might be detained under an alias.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe asked whether he could inspect:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe current detainee roster.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntake photographs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePotentially records of previous detainees who had already been transferred or deported.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeb accepted the request as fairly normal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe offered to give Andy a tablet and let him review detainee photographs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy made a critical success on a Bureaucracy check while observing the facility\u0026rsquo;s administrative practices.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe immediately recognized that the detention center was very poorly organized.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfidential detainee paperwork was sitting openly on the conference table.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeb did not seem concerned that sensitive records were left exposed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe simply stacked some documents and pushed them aside to make room.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe casual handling of records suggested serious administrative weaknesses.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy studied how the operations room functioned.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt that point, he had seen only a few employees in the immediate area, in addition to Tillman.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility appeared understaffed relative to its responsibilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA modern surveillance station occupied part of the room.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt contained multiple monitors.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA keyboard and camera-control equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surveillance system looked comparatively new and sophisticated despite the poor administrative practices elsewhere.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had no SIGINT skill and could not determine technical details about the system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother employee was operating the surveillance station.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis name was Alex Watson.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex appeared to be in his mid-thirties.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had short hair and glasses.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe wore the yellow Life Force clothing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was monitoring the facility\u0026rsquo;s cameras through a headset.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost camera feeds showed detention cells or other interior areas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Andy engaged Alex in conversation, Alex readily removed his headset and came over to talk.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe seemed bored with his normal duties and interested in hearing about DEA fieldwork.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy reviewed the detainee population through both records and camera feeds.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe population was heavily skewed toward juveniles.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost detainees were boys roughly between 10 and 16 or 17 years old.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere were also several dozen girls.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly a small number of adult men were present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo adult women were apparent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInitially, Andy did not see children in approximately the two-to-five-year-old age range.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe adult detainees seemed relatively transitory compared with the juveniles.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy tried to create an opportunity to plant Ernie\u0026rsquo;s USB drives.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe repeatedly poured coffee for himself, Deb, and Alex.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis intention was to keep the others drinking until someone eventually had to leave for the bathroom.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe preferred to compromise the computer controlling the camera system if possible, although any internal computer would be useful.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter approximately 40 minutes, Deb stood up and said she had to take care of something.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe left through a card-controlled door on the north side of the operations room.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy briefly saw that the door opened onto a hallway.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door closed behind her.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex remained in the room.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe continued enthusiastically asking Andy about dangerous DEA work and cartel gunfights.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy attempted to use Alex\u0026rsquo;s interest as a distraction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe began telling Alex a story about DEA operations.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile holding folders and detainee paperwork, he intentionally dropped documents near Deb\u0026rsquo;s computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe bent down to collect the papers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile doing so, he attempted to insert one of Ernie\u0026rsquo;s malicious USB drives into Deb\u0026rsquo;s computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy failed the Stealth check catastrophically in practical terms.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled 96.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had difficulty physically inserting the USB drive and spent too long fumbling with the port.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex noticed his unusual behavior and asked what he was doing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy immediately improvised an explanation:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe claimed he had found the USB drive on the floor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe said he thought it had fallen out of Deb\u0026rsquo;s computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe claimed he was simply trying to put it back.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex held out his hand for the drive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy gave it to him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex inspected it and said it was not part of their system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe asked where Andy had found it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy repeated that it had been lying on the floor near Deb\u0026rsquo;s computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex said he would ask Deb about it and pocketed the USB drive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy used HUMINT to evaluate Alex afterward.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe check succeeded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy could tell that Alex was now substantially less interested in the DEA story.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex was much more focused on the unexplained USB drive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy also got the impression that Alex might be the facility\u0026rsquo;s computer specialist or at least the person most responsible for the surveillance systems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex eventually returned to his surveillance station.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Deb returned, Alex did not immediately confront her about the USB drive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy continued reviewing detainee files.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Law check resulted in a critical success.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe noticed several significant patterns.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult detainees did not remain at the facility long.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal law enforcement appeared to drop them off.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther authorities or transport personnel picked them up soon afterward.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNone seemed to remain for extended periods.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe juveniles remained considerably longer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe children\u0026rsquo;s files were commonly marked:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026ldquo;Accompanied.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026ldquo;Awaiting representation.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis was notable because the files generally lacked meaningful information identifying the children\u0026rsquo;s parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome children had been held for weeks or months.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on his law-enforcement knowledge, Andy inferred that the contractor had found some procedural method or loophole allowing it to hold these juveniles almost indefinitely.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy also understood that ICE paid the private company based on the number of detainees it housed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping the juvenile beds filled therefore provided the facility with a continuing source of revenue.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy expanded his cover story to justify examining child records.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe told Deb that his fictional suspect might have children.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe picked children with names similar to the suspect\u0026rsquo;s supposed name and asked whether the facility had information about their parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis allowed him to probe how family relationships were recorded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe records remained incomplete and inconsistent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy asked to physically see a detainee who might match his fictional suspect.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis stated reason was to verify visual details such as tattoos.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis actual purpose was to get access to the detention area and inspect the facility himself.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile he was discussing this with Deb, another Life Force employee overheard the conversation and offered to give Andy a tour.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Life Force employee who escorted Andy was part of the security staff.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler later referred to him as Jaden.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden seemed happy to show a federal law-enforcement officer around the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaden first took Andy through the processing area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe room contained:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera equipment used for intake photographs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther processing equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy recognized it as the probable location where the detainee photographs he had reviewed were taken.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tour continued through the intake changing and shower facilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetainees were stripped and changed into facility clothing there.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden then passed employee locker rooms without spending much time explaining them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe facility\u0026rsquo;s interior equipment generally looked quite new.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe employees\u0026rsquo; rest and support areas were substantially better equipped than the detainee areas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne room served as a place where staff could rest or sleep.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt had beds divided by cubicle-like partitions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearby was a well-equipped armory.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt contained shotguns.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull tactical armor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelmets.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlashbangs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight-vision equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden enthusiastically showed Andy some of the tactical equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy played along, expressing interest in the night-vision gear.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy noticed a closed office identified as belonging to Jonathan Lowe, CEO.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden described it as where \u0026ldquo;the boss\u0026rdquo; stayed or worked.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe room was closed during the tour.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy saw another unusual secured door in the hallway.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt had a magnetic card reader.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sign on it read essentially:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026ldquo;Keep Out.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026ldquo;Life Force Employees Only.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy critically succeeded on an Alertness check and immediately recognized the sign as peculiar.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlmost everyone working in the facility was already a Life Force employee.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrisoners were not freely wandering the halls and therefore did not need a \u0026ldquo;Keep Out\u0026rdquo; warning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe room therefore appeared to be restricted even from most ordinary facility staff.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy noted that Tillman, who worked for ICE rather than Life Force, would not technically be covered by the wording on the sign.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaden took Andy into the main holding area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis was the area Andy had previously seen on the surveillance monitors.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe room contained multiple cages holding detainees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConditions were harsh and sparse.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheap rubber mattresses.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoil blankets.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery few personal possessions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStacks of plastic cups.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunal concrete troughs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaucets providing drinking water.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was no obvious bathing facility inside the holding room itself.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 80 detainees were being held there.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler revised an earlier description of the population once Andy saw the holding area directly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere were some infants after all.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe infants were held in a cage with young girls.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe girls appeared to be caring for the babies.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe girls ranged roughly from seven years old into their early teens.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther cages contained large numbers of boys ranging from childhood into adolescence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA smaller number of adult men were also present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe detainees generally looked exhausted and emotionally numb.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause Andy was a law-enforcement officer accustomed to detention environments, the Handler did not require a helplessness SAN check for seeing the conditions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy examined the physical security of the holding room.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere were approximately six holding areas or cages.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevated walkways or platforms ran along parts of the room.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife Force employees were stationed above, watching the detainees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurveillance cameras were positioned in the corners.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe camera layout provided extremely thorough coverage of the room.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther cameras had also been visible throughout the hallways, but the detention chamber was especially well monitored.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy noticed a large secured garage door in the holding area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral 50-gallon drums were positioned in front of it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe garage door was secured with a heavy chain.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chain ran through a metal anchor point or loop fixed into the concrete floor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door appeared to be deliberately kept closed and inaccessible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy asked Jaden to let him conduct an interview with one of the adult detainees.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe framed it as part of his fictional DEA investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chair was brought over for him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy asked for some privacy because the investigation was supposedly sensitive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden and the other staff remained in the room but did not stand directly over Andy while he talked.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy switched to Spanish when speaking to detainees.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe attempted to determine whether Jaden understood Spanish by making a casual remark in Spanish while watching for a reaction.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA HUMINT check failed to produce a useful answer because Jaden had his back turned and was moving away.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy therefore did not know whether the guard understood what he was saying.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy interviewed one of the adult male detainees.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe quietly identified himself as DEA rather than ICE.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe mixed genuine questions into a set of fabricated investigative questions to maintain his cover.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe adult had been at the facility only a few days.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe did not know what was behind the chained garage door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccording to him, the door had never been opened while he was present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Andy asked who had been there longest, the man indicated that some of the boys had been held much longer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNone of the adult men appeared to have been held more than approximately five days.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe adult detainees were not the parents of the children in the nearby cages.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not know what had happened to the children\u0026rsquo;s parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also did not know why the population appeared to have a gap in certain young-child age ranges.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy then moved to the cage holding young boys.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe asked who among them had been at the facility the longest.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group indicated a boy approximately eight or nine years old.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boy did not appear eager to speak with Andy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy first asked him, loudly enough to support the cover story, whether his last name was Rodriguez.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boy said no.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy then lowered his voice and began asking his real questions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boy said he did not know what was behind the chained garage door.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe said the door did not open.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy asked what had happened to his parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boy said his parents had been at the facility for a day or two after he arrived.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had then been taken away.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had been left behind.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe did not know where his parents had gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy asked whether the boy or anyone in the cage had siblings between roughly two and five years old.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy failed the Persuade roll by a small margin, rolling 75 against 70.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe children answered no, but Andy could tell they were reluctant to engage with him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe therefore could not be sure the answers were truthful.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy continued asking the children neutral questions about how they had arrived and how long they had been held.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy framing his questions carefully, he was able to get a reasonably consistent account from multiple children.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir experiences followed a recurring pattern:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome had already been separated from their parents before arriving.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOthers were separated from their parents at the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey were told they were being held until they obtained representation and could appear before a court.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not know when this would happen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not understand what was supposed to happen next.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany had been detained for weeks or months.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy then asked whether anything unusual happened around the chained garage door or beyond it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe succeeded on the Persuade check.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe question produced the clearest emotional reaction he had seen from the children.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFear.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnger.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisible tension throughout the group.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn older boy, approximately 14 years old, spoke up angrily.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe said the men who worked \u0026ldquo;in there\u0026rdquo; were assholes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe older boy described armed ICE personnel entering the holding area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccording to him:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey wore actual ICE identification and tactical gear.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey carried guns.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey entered the detention room in force.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey pushed the children around.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey used hoses on them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey laughed while doing it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe description sounded to Andy like tactical operators dressed for riot control rather than ordinary detention officers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boy indicated that these incidents were instigated by the men associated with the restricted area near the garage door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy was recording this portion of the interview so that the other agents could review it later.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaden returned while Andy was speaking with the children and asked whether he was nearly finished.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy stopped pushing further.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe explained that he had gathered material he could send to digital-forensics personnel to determine whether any detainee matched his fictional suspect.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe said he doubted they had the right person but thanked Jaden for the assistance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden commented that Andy would need to find the suspect before the facility sent him back across the border.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaden escorted Andy back toward the security area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy\u0026rsquo;s firearm was returned to him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore leaving, Andy asked to use the bathroom.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaden directed him to an employee bathroom near the locker rooms.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bathroom was co-ed and contained:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStalls.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy used the bathroom as an opportunity to deploy another malicious USB drive.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe left one of Ernie\u0026rsquo;s USB drives in a stall.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe placed it somewhere noticeable enough that an employee might find it, but not so conspicuous that it would obviously appear planted.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe hoped someone such as Deb might discover it and connect it to a computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy returned to the front of the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had not seen Tillman again after Tillman passed through security that morning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on the parts of the building he had seen, Andy suspected Tillman might have gone into:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe restricted Life Force-only area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJonathan Lowe\u0026rsquo;s office.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother area inaccessible during the tour.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe did not have direct evidence of where Tillman had gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy exited the building and returned to the parking lot.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe still had one malicious USB drive remaining.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe considered leaving it near a random employee vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause he knew exactly which SUV belonged to Esau Tillman, he instead placed the final USB drive near the driver\u0026rsquo;s side of Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis intention was to make it look like an accidentally dropped drive that Tillman might pick up.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo one visibly challenged or stopped Andy while he did this.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy then drove away from the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy did not immediately return to the surveillance hill.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDriving a vehicle directly from the facility into the desert during daylight would have been conspicuous.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe instead headed back toward El Paso.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe remaining agents stayed positioned near the surveillance site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore ending the session, the team investigated Esau Tillman\u0026rsquo;s and Terry Smedley\u0026rsquo;s home addresses.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie used online searching and Computer Science to try to locate them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe failed the Computer Science check with an 84 against an 80 skill.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite the failure, he learned that neither Tillman nor Smedley appeared to have an easily discoverable residential address in El Paso or the nearby area through the sources he searched.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team had one additional lead for Tillman: his vehicle license plate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy could legitimately access Texas DMV information through his DEA credentials.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning the plate would create a traceable government query under his DEA identity, but the agents considered that reasonably defensible because law-enforcement officers routinely ran license plates.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy agreed to make the search and planned to run several similar plates as camouflage.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe DMV search produced a vehicle registration associated with \u0026ldquo;E. Tillman.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe registration listed an El Paso address.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-referencing the address showed that it belonged to a small apartment or condominium complex with approximately six units.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unusual detail was that Tillman\u0026rsquo;s registration did not contain a unit number.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt listed only the apartment complex itself.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents therefore had a physical location associated with Tillman but did not yet know which specific unit, if any, was his.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe session ended with the agents possessing several significant new pieces of information:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had successfully entered and toured the detention facility under his DEA identity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe site was poorly administered despite having modern surveillance equipment and substantial tactical gear.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe detainee population consisted predominantly of juveniles, many of whom had been held for weeks or months.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult detainees appeared to move through the facility quickly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuvenile records were commonly marked \u0026ldquo;accompanied\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;awaiting representation\u0026rdquo; despite often lacking usable information about parents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICE payments for detainees gave the private contractor a financial incentive to maintain a full population.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren described being separated from their parents and then effectively stranded at the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmed ICE tactical personnel periodically entered the holding room, pushed detainees around, sprayed them with hoses, and laughed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe children associated this treatment with personnel connected to a restricted part of the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA heavily chained garage door existed inside the main holding area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother card-controlled interior door was marked \u0026ldquo;Keep Out, Life Force Employees Only.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEsau Tillman was routinely addressed as \u0026ldquo;Agent Tillman\u0026rdquo; by facility security.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had disappeared into some part of the building not included in Andy\u0026rsquo;s tour.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of Ernie\u0026rsquo;s malicious USB drives had been confiscated by Alex Watson after Andy\u0026rsquo;s failed attempt to insert it into Deb Richter\u0026rsquo;s computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA second drive had been left in the employee bathroom.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA third had been left beside Tillman\u0026rsquo;s SUV.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley appeared to work overnight and had likely departed the facility in a Kia Sorento.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had an El Paso vehicle registration tied to a small apartment complex, but the registration contained no unit number.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents planned to continue the investigation from these leads in the next session.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n"
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