{
    "title": "Tillman Surveillance and Investigation",
    "date": "2020-07-24 16:00",
    "reportcode": "GT/GH-200724-089260827",
    "url": "https://teeth.zarquan.fyi/reports/gt-gh-200724-089260827/index.json",
    "description": "△▼△TOP SECRET//SI//DGO△▼△",
    "content": "\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport No:\u003c/strong\u003e GT/GH-200724-089260827\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\nEl Paso, Texas, and surrounding desert; private ICE detention facility located at a water-reclamation complex; residence associated with Esau Tillman\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team continued surveillance and investigation of the private detention facility associated with Esau Tillman. Previous penetration of the facility by Banks had established that juvenile detainees were being held for extended periods, that younger children disappeared from the general detention population, and that a restricted section of the facility was concealed from ordinary personnel and visitors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks and Ernie traveled to Tillman\u0026rsquo;s registered residence in El Paso. The apartment appeared minimally occupied but contained an unsecured laptop and handwritten journal. The laptop documented Tillman\u0026rsquo;s systematic research into child pornography networks, sex trafficking, sex offenders, extremist organizations, and other potential offenders. A spreadsheet included numerous identified individuals, aliases, contact information, and a color-coded \u0026ldquo;Trust\u0026rdquo; rating. Known associates Alan Rapp and Terry Smedley appeared on the list.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s journal established a direct connection to prior unnatural events. It referred repeatedly to \u0026ldquo;Teeth,\u0026rdquo; identified former Delta Green personnel including David Cortez, Steele Monroe, Graham Drummond, and Matthew McCarter, and demonstrated that Tillman had been actively searching for surviving members of that group. An entry dated the previous day read: \u0026ldquo;They are coming. You are here.\u0026rdquo; The journal also contained material concerning a \u0026ldquo;nameless hunger,\u0026rdquo; neurological research involving brain division or damage, and a copy of the short story \u003cem\u003eSredni Vashtar\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team removed the journal, copied the laptop\u0026rsquo;s relevant contents, and left the computer in place. They considered using conventional law enforcement to arrest Tillman and disrupt his network but concluded that an immediate law-enforcement response was uncertain, particularly given Tillman\u0026rsquo;s connection to ICE and the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurveillance continued through the night. Tillman remained inside the facility. Drone reconnaissance confirmed an external roll-up door at the rear of the restricted section. The team began developing plans to penetrate that area, potentially by obtaining and cloning an employee access card, disrupting communications, and entering during reduced nighttime staffing. Dr. Ming began an extended examination of the neurological material recovered from Tillman\u0026rsquo;s journal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation Report:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks\u0026rsquo; prior penetration of the detention facility was reviewed and incorporated into operational planning.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks had entered using legitimate DEA credentials while posing as an investigator searching for a fictitious suspect.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacility personnel verified his credentials and permitted access.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministrative and security procedures were assessed as poorly organized and inconsistent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult detainees generally moved through the facility quickly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuvenile detainees remained for substantially longer periods, reportedly awaiting attorneys.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 60-70 detainees were believed to be present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren within the age range previously associated with Cornucopia House and Paper Crown were absent from the ordinary detention area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral detainees reported having younger siblings who had been taken elsewhere and had not returned. Their destination was unknown.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetainees reported intimidation and harassment by facility security personnel.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA restricted section prohibited external personnel. Staff available to Banks could not or would not explain its function.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnusual noises had previously been reported from the restricted section.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks had encountered Esau Tillman inside the facility but did not observe him again after passing through security.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks had also identified facility administrator Deb Richter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility contained an armory with tactical armor, shotguns, less-lethal ammunition, flashbangs, and a limited quantity of secured live ammunition.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoutine facility guards were not observed carrying firearms. They carried equipment including batons, chemical spray, and electronic control devices.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal visible staffing appeared to be fewer than ten personnel.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team had previously acquired Tillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle registration information and obtained an El Paso apartment-complex address associated with him. No apartment number was available.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks and Ernie departed the surveillance position and traveled approximately 20-30 minutes into El Paso to investigate the address.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe address was a deteriorated six-unit apartment complex in a poor neighborhood.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo vehicles were parked at the complex.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe property showed signs of neglect.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical-meter activity indicated that only one unit appeared to be consuming power.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe active unit was identified as a ground-floor apartment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo one responded when Banks knocked.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo lights or signs of immediate occupancy were visible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks bypassed the apartment\u0026rsquo;s basic security and entered with Ernie.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s apartment contained minimal possessions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mattress was located on the floor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA folded pile of clothing was present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe kitchenette was clean and the refrigerator empty.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bathroom was clean but appeared infrequently used.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe air was stale.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn older laptop was plugged into the wall near the mattress.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handwritten journal and pen were located with the laptop.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie examined the laptop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe computer was approximately a decade old.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was not password-protected.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt had no active wireless connection at the time of examination.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Tor browser was installed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowser history showed recent activity on dark-web forums associated with child pornography and sex trafficking.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had also frequented hate-oriented and extremist websites.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had searched county sex-offender registries.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional browsing included extremist religious communities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe activity was recent, including activity from approximately the previous day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA spreadsheet on the laptop contained names and aliases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral entries were associated with individuals identifiable through sex-offender registries or the sites Tillman had been visiting.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome entries contained addresses or contact information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt least one column used color coding of unknown meaning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA second color-coded column was labeled \u0026ldquo;Trust\u0026rdquo; and used green, yellow, and red classifications.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe list contained dozens of names.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlder entries included Alan Rapp and Terry Smedley.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman appeared to add new entries sequentially.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroups of entries were periodically removed from the spreadsheet in batches every several weeks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt least one listed individual had a Texas address, although not in El Paso.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie copied the spreadsheet and other relevant material from the laptop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie installed a method intended to permit later remote access to the computer if Tillman subsequently connected it to a network.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks examined Tillman\u0026rsquo;s handwritten journal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most recent written entry was dated the previous day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt stated: \u0026ldquo;They are coming. You are here.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks experienced the message as personally directed toward the investigators.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecent entries discussed using federal resources to locate entities or individuals Tillman called \u0026ldquo;Teeth.\u0026rdquo; The term was consistently capitalized.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journal did not provide a straightforward definition of \u0026ldquo;Teeth.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed individuals included:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Cortez.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteele Monroe.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham Drummond.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew McCarter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had researched the status of these individuals.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis notes indicated that some were dead and others missing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis writing expressed distress at the possibility that all of them were gone and insisted that some must remain.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther passages developed into manifesto-like writing concerning a power or compulsion described as a \u0026ldquo;nameless hunger.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe writing was disorganized, poorly constructed, and difficult to interpret.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral printed documents had been folded and inserted into the journal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne collection consisted of portions of neurological or medical studies concerning brain development, neurological injury, and related physical changes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe material appeared relevant to split-brain phenomena and physical separation or disruption of neural structures.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother inserted document was the short story \u003cem\u003eSredni Vashtar\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journal required extended study for full interpretation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks and Ernie searched additional apartments in the complex.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe remaining units appeared abandoned.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey found no captives, children, equipment, or evidence of additional occupied spaces.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team discussed whether Tillman\u0026rsquo;s spreadsheet represented direct trafficking of children to listed offenders.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparison with information from BLACK LANTERN and Paper Crown indicated that dispersing victims among numerous offenders did not correspond cleanly with the previously identified cycle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe historical pattern involved concentrated imprisonment, suffering, and subsequent lethal violence against perpetrators.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis increased concern that a centralized location analogous to Cornucopia House might still exist.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe restricted section of the current detention facility remained the primary unresolved location.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks and Ernie took Tillman\u0026rsquo;s journal but returned the laptop to its original position.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks proposed initiating a conventional criminal investigation against Tillman.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe proposed basis included child pornography, trafficking activity, and evidence stored on the laptop.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks preferred arrest and prosecution over directly killing Tillman or his associates.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis stated objective was to interrupt the violent pattern associated with the prior Paper Crown events rather than reproduce the sequence of killings.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team considered anonymously reporting Tillman to local police.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey judged that a simple anonymous allegation might not produce a rapid response against an ICE-connected target.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey discussed creating additional probable cause using narcotics but took no action during the session.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also discussed inducing a tactical police response at Tillman\u0026rsquo;s residence but took no action.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks and Ernie returned to the desert surveillance position.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team continued watching the detention facility after normal operations ceased.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe main gate was closed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo significant vehicle traffic entered or exited.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s vehicle remained present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman did not leave the site during the observation period.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley had previously remained overnight, left in the morning, returned later in the day, and was believed to be present again that night.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Rapp\u0026rsquo;s presence and vehicle had not been positively identified.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team considered the immediate status of the detained children.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe investigators recognized that releasing the detainees without transportation or support would create an additional problem.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks recalled current legal conditions affecting the detainees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany detainees appeared to have been arrested under defective or obsolete legal grounds.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecords had often been deliberately misfiled or inadequately documented.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce released or escaped, many could not simply be rearrested under the same rationale without additional legal justification.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis established that physical release from custody could have durable legal effect.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team discussed entering the facility at night.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduced overnight staffing was viewed as advantageous.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team\u0026rsquo;s lack of dedicated tactical personnel was recognized as a significant limitation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility\u0026rsquo;s guards were believed unlikely to possess lethal weapons immediately, although firearms were available in the armory.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecuring the armory before facility personnel could access it was identified as a potential tactical requirement.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team did not execute an assault during the session.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ming assembled the materials necessary to manufacture a small quantity of thermite for use against locks or other metal barriers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team recognized that thermite would require sustained burn time and might not fully defeat a substantial barrier without additional force.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ming began reviewing the neurological documents recovered from Tillman\u0026rsquo;s journal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe material concerned physical neurological structures rather than psychological trauma.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was associated with split-brain phenomena and damage or separation of brain structures.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fragmentary papers and Tillman\u0026rsquo;s disordered notes prevented immediate conclusions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMing elected to continue studying the material through the night.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team conducted drone reconnaissance of the rear of the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe drone was operated at night using low-light capability.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chain-link perimeter fence separated the detention property from the surrounding desert.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 30-40 feet of open ground separated the fence from the rear of the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA roll-up garage door was identified at the rear corner of the structure.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door corresponded geographically with the restricted section that Banks had been prevented from entering.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo obvious access road led to the rear door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door appeared infrequently used.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe configuration supported the existence of external access to the restricted section.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team\u0026rsquo;s technical assessment determined that internal restricted doors described by Banks appeared to use ordinary magnetic access-card systems.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA legitimate employee card could likely be copied after temporary physical access.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple cloned cards could then be produced.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerry Smedley was identified as a possible source for an access card.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team discussed intercepting him after his next departure from the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA staged traffic collision was discussed as one potential method of forcing contact.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo interception occurred during the session.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommunications countermeasures were discussed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie could interfere with cellular communications using existing surveillance equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility retained hardwired telephone service.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelephone lines ran along utility poles near the road and could be identified.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting those lines in conjunction with cellular interference was discussed but not carried out.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team considered several additional penetration methods, including:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovert entry through the rear restricted-section door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloning a staff access card.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntering through the front under false official pretenses.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcealing additional team members inside the camper while Banks again used DEA credentials.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisabling communications immediately before entry.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing thermite or explosives against physical barriers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObtaining transportation capable of moving a large number of detainees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo final penetration plan was selected.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team remained positioned near the facility at the conclusion of the session.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Ming was continuing his overnight review of the neurological material.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe restricted section remained the primary investigative objective.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team intended to resume planning for entry before taking irreversible action.\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\u003cp\u003eThe Tillman material materially changes the status of the investigation. Tillman is not simply an opportunistic participant in abuse occurring at the detention site. His private records demonstrate knowledge of individuals directly associated with prior unnatural incidents and an active search for surviving \u0026ldquo;Teeth.\u0026rdquo; His identification of Cortez, Monroe, Drummond, and McCarter links the present activity to the Cornucopia lineage with substantially greater confidence than circumstantial parallels alone would support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe statement \u0026ldquo;They are coming. You are here,\u0026rdquo; written before the team\u0026rsquo;s entry into the apartment, requires priority review. No mundane mechanism identified during the session explains why Tillman would anticipate investigators at that time. The possibility that Tillman expected specific surviving subjects rather than the present team should remain open. Operational personnel should assume that Tillman\u0026rsquo;s awareness may exceed conventional surveillance capabilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term \u0026ldquo;Teeth\u0026rdquo; remains central. Available material suggests that Tillman does not regard the Teeth as an organization in the ordinary sense. His efforts resemble the search for individuals possessing a condition, role, or state that can persist across unrelated people. This usage should be compared against all Paper Crown material and any surviving records derived from Cornucopia House. Particular attention should be paid to references involving predation, selection, inheritance, hunger, or the transfer of behavioral compulsions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTillman\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;nameless hunger\u0026rdquo; and the inserted neurological research may represent attempts to explain an unnatural phenomenon in physiological terms. The connection to split-brain research is potentially significant. If the Paper Crown phenomenon affects perception, agency, inhibition, or the relationship between conscious intention and autonomous behavior, the neurological papers may be more than incidental reading. Ming\u0026rsquo;s findings should be preserved in full before exposure to additional unnatural material alters his interpretation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSredni Vashtar\u003c/em\u003e inclusion should not be dismissed as literary debris. Its presence beside records concerning hunger, children, captivity, and retaliatory violence is sufficiently aligned with the surrounding material to warrant comparison with older Program literary-signature files. Similar texts have previously appeared where human subjects attempt to impose narrative structures on entities that do not possess them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe restricted area remains the most urgent physical objective. The observed pattern cannot presently be reconciled without a location where the younger missing children are being taken. The rear garage access provides the first identified route that bypasses the ordinary detention population and administrative areas. Reconnaissance of that section should take priority over apprehending Tillman unless his movement creates an immediate opportunity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA direct assault remains inadvisable without improved intelligence. The facility itself is lightly defended, but the team is not configured as an assault element, approximately 60-70 detainees may require evacuation, and the nature of anything inside the restricted section is unknown. The most favorable approach currently identified is acquisition of a legitimate access credential, nighttime entry through the restricted rear section, and communications isolation immediately before penetration.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmedley represents a viable access point. Temporary acquisition of his badge would permit cloning without necessarily alerting facility personnel. If Smedley is intercepted, avoidance of lethal force is recommended until the team understands whether violence against individuals participating in the abuse has a causal function in the Teeth cycle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanks\u0026rsquo; insistence on conventional arrest is operationally inconvenient but may be strategically relevant. Earlier manifestations repeatedly culminated in abused children killing their abusers or Delta Green personnel killing persons already embedded in the cycle. The possibility that the sequence requires retaliatory violence has not been disproven. Where practical, apprehension, exposure, or institutional removal should be tested before execution.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe laptop should be remotely monitored if the implanted access method becomes functional. Any reaction by Tillman to the missing journal could reveal his communications network, secondary locations, or the meaning of the periodic spreadsheet purges. Those batch deletions warrant immediate historical reconstruction. They may represent concluded investigations, rejected candidates, transferred victims, completed transactions, or something considerably worse.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe individuals marked by Tillman\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Trust\u0026rdquo; ratings should be cross-referenced against disappearances, child-transfer records, detention contracts, extremist organizations, known unnatural incidents, and prior Delta Green case files. The appearance of Rapp and Smedley suggests the list may contain participants rather than merely subjects of Tillman\u0026rsquo;s research.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team is operating without direct Delta Green supervision and is increasingly considering improvised abduction, communications sabotage, narcotics planting, forced entry, and armed assault against a federal detention contractor. Even if tactically successful, these actions could generate a federal investigation of exceptional intensity. A-Cell should prepare mechanisms for containment if the operation becomes public.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most immediate priorities are therefore: complete Ming\u0026rsquo;s examination of the neurological material; preserve and analyze all recovered digital records; determine the meaning of the spreadsheet\u0026rsquo;s Trust classifications and deleted entries; obtain access credentials without alerting Tillman; conduct covert reconnaissance of the restricted rear section; and avoid initiating the familiar cycle of retaliatory killing until the team has determined whether violence is merely associated with the Teeth or constitutes the mechanism by which new Teeth are made.\u003c/p\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 resumed with the group recapping the previous day’s surveillance and infiltration of the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy Banks had previously entered the facility using DEA credentials while ostensibly searching for a suspect connected to a DEA investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacility personnel checked Andy’s badge before allowing him through security.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuring the visit, Andy had attempted to insert a USB device into one of the facility computers while in sight of the facility’s IT employee.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe IT employee noticed what Andy was doing and questioned him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy successfully talked his way out of the situation without apparently generating significant suspicion.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had planted additional USB devices during his visit.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team hoped those devices might eventually provide remote access to the facility’s systems, particularly its cameras or computer network.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy received a tour of much of the facility and interviewed detainees while pretending to search for his DEA suspect.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility’s records appeared to be poorly maintained.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts security also appeared relatively weak for a detention facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult detainees generally seemed to move through the facility relatively quickly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren tended to remain for longer periods, ostensibly while waiting for attorneys.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy did not see children in the age range associated with Cornucopia House and the Paper Crown material among the ordinary detainee population.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral detainees told him that they had younger siblings in the age range the team was concerned about.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose younger siblings had been taken away and had not returned.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe detainees did not know where those younger children had gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was a restricted area of the facility that Andy had not been allowed to enter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonnel did not seem to know, or were not willing to explain, what occurred inside that restricted area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ordinary detainees reported hearing strange noises from that part of the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMen associated with that area sometimes emerged and watched detainees being threatened or terrorized by ICE tactical or security personnel.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group concluded that, at a minimum, the facility was participating in the mundane exploitation of detained children for government-contract money by keeping them confined for unnecessarily long periods.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had briefly encountered Esau Tillman during the infiltration.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had asked Andy if he could move ahead of him in line.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter Andy passed through security, he did not see Tillman again.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had seen most areas of the facility but had not entered the restricted rear area or the office belonging to the facility’s senior corrections official.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team reviewed its prior efforts to determine where Esau Tillman lived.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie had researched Tillman’s residence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had run Tillman’s vehicle plates through DMV records.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe search produced the address of a small apartment complex in El Paso.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe records did not provide a specific apartment number.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility was approximately 10 kilometers north of El Paso, making Tillman’s apparent residence only about a 20-to-30-minute drive away.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group had previously spent much of the day watching the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy the end of that surveillance period, the facility had effectively closed for the day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman’s vehicle remained outside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team had not seen Tillman leave.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents considered the possibility that Tillman remained somewhere inside the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents discussed who should investigate Tillman’s apartment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy pointed out that appearing at Tillman’s residence shortly after personally encountering him at the detention facility could be suspicious.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf Tillman saw Andy there, Andy would need a plausible explanation for why the same DEA agent had appeared both at his workplace and his home.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy stated that he had decent Search but was not stealthy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team reviewed its available capabilities and acknowledged that several members were better at talking or investigating than sneaking.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie had surveillance capabilities and some ability with firearms.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had useful interpersonal, investigative, and firearms skills.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group ultimately settled on Andy and Ernie as the pair who would go to Tillman’s listed residence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore leaving, the group also discussed another suspect, Terry Smedley.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents had previously identified Smedley as another person of interest.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler confirmed that the team could also have obtained an address for Smedley.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe possibility of investigating Smedley separately remained open.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy and Ernie drove from the surveillance position to Tillman’s listed address in El Paso.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey used the rental SUV.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apartment complex was small, consisting of approximately six units.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt stood in a visibly run-down neighborhood.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany nearby buildings showed signs of decay.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome surrounding structures appeared abandoned or possibly occupied by squatters.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apartment windows were largely blocked by old air-conditioning units.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exterior doors had metal security grates and locking gates.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy examined the location using his Criminology skill.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled 31 and succeeded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the general condition of the area, Andy concluded that it was not the sort of neighborhood where residents were likely to immediately call police over suspicious activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe also noticed that there were no cars parked at the apartment complex.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lack of vehicles and the weeds in the parking area suggested that few, if any, people regularly lived in the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents tried to determine which apartment belonged to Tillman.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey examined the building’s electric meters.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOf the six meters, only one appeared to be actively drawing power.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe active meter corresponded to the center unit on the first floor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts usage was relatively low but clearly present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause of Andy’s successful Criminology check, he also recognized that the physical security on the apartment was rudimentary.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lock did not require sophisticated lockpicking and could be bypassed relatively easily.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy and Ernie first attempted a normal approach.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey knocked on the door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo one answered.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apartment remained silent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sun was beginning to set.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo lights were visible inside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy bypassed the security gate and door and entered the apartment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe apartment consisted primarily of a single combined living and sleeping area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mattress lay directly on the floor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was almost no furniture.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA folded pile of clothing sat near one corner.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small kitchenette occupied the rear portion of the apartment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe kitchenette was clean.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was a small refrigerator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe refrigerator was empty.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was a small bathroom area containing a shower and toilet.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bathroom appeared clean but little-used.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA towel inside was completely dry and stiff.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe overall air in the apartment was stale and musty.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe condition of the residence suggested that it was not frequently occupied.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo items immediately stood out in the otherwise nearly empty apartment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA laptop was sitting on the mattress and plugged into a wall outlet.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small journal or notebook with a pen lying across it was also on the mattress.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie examined the laptop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe machine was an older model, approximately a decade old.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was running Windows.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt displayed a Windows login or welcome screen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was effectively no password protection.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie simply proceeded past the screen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe laptop had no active Wi-Fi connection.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt appeared to operate offline at the apartment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause Ernie had Computer Science at approximately 80%, he did not need to roll to systematically inspect the computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe device had essentially no meaningful security or encryption.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts files were stored plainly and could be accessed directly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Tor browser was installed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie examined the Tor browser and its browsing history.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe browser history showed recent visits to extremely disturbing parts of the dark web.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman had been browsing forums used by child pornographers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had also visited material related to sex trafficking.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe regularly accessed hate sites.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was browsing county sex-offender registries.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuch of this browsing was extremely recent, including activity from approximately the previous night.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie made a SAN check for helplessness after examining the material.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe succeeded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe lost no SAN from that exposure.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents discovered a spreadsheet on Tillman’s desktop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt contained numerous names and aliases.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral columns were color-coded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne specific color-coded column was labeled “Trust.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValues in the Trust column were green, yellow, or red.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exact meaning of the other color coding was not immediately clear.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie cross-referenced some of the names with the sex-offender registries and other sites in Tillman’s browser history.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe found matches.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis strongly indicated that Tillman was compiling a personal list of predatory or otherwise dangerous individuals from the sources he was researching.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler characterized the laptop as being used to construct a personal “shopping list of monsters.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spreadsheet included people already known to the agents.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Rapp appeared in older rows.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley also appeared in older rows.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team had previously conducted only ordinary public-record searches on Rapp and Smedley.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir appearance in Tillman’s spreadsheet did not necessarily mean they were registered sex offenders.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman appeared to be searching more broadly than official sex-offender registries.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis browser history also included extreme churches and their online message boards.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents concluded that Tillman was casting a wide net while seeking people he considered suitable for whatever purpose the list served.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie took steps to preserve and exploit the laptop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe copied the spreadsheet.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group also intended to preserve relevant browser history and other accessible files.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie installed or attempted to install a backdoor on the laptop using one of his USB devices.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe laptop was currently offline, but the agents reasoned that Tillman must eventually connect it to a network somewhere in order to use Tor and update his material.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe backdoor therefore might become useful when Tillman next connected the machine to the internet.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents discussed using the compromised laptop for future surveillance or deception.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne proposed possibility was creating false information that might lure Tillman into contacting a burner phone, though the team did not immediately implement that idea.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents examined the spreadsheet’s maintenance pattern.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew names appeared to have been added sequentially to the end.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman periodically removed older names in batches.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pruning events appeared to occur every three or four weeks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome entries had contact information or addresses, but others did not.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe information was inconsistent.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere were entries located in Texas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne address the agents could identify was in Houston rather than El Paso.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team did not establish from the spreadsheet alone whether Tillman was distributing children to the listed people, providing them with illicit material, recruiting them, or using them for some other purpose.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy examined the journal, beginning with the most recent entries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first written page he encountered was dated the previous day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt contained the message: “They are coming. You are here.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“You are here” was underlined.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy made a SAN check for helplessness.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled 97 and failed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe lost 1 SAN.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpon reading the message, Andy immediately experienced the sensation that the words were directed specifically at him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe felt as though the journal was talking to him personally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy continued examining Tillman’s recent journal entries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recent writing focused on attempts to use federal resources to hunt for something Tillman called “Teeth.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman consistently capitalized the word “Teeth,” indicating that he regarded it as a specific and important category or identity rather than merely ordinary teeth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journal did not provide a simple definition of what the Teeth were.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents recognized that “teeth” had also appeared in the Paper Crown material they had previously studied.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe journal included names directly connected to the prior MASTICATE operation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Cortez was named.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteele Monroe was named.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham Drummond was named.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew McCarter was named.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman appeared to have been searching for them or attempting to determine what had happened to them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had discovered evidence that some had died and that others had disappeared.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis writing showed increasing despair at the possibility that all of them might be gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe wrote in a way suggesting that he believed they could not all be gone and that at least some of them must still exist somewhere.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was no specific additional revelation about McCarter beyond his inclusion among the people Tillman was trying to find.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarther into the journal, the writing became increasingly difficult to interpret.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe middle portion resembled an unusual manifesto.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman wrote about some form of power that drove him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe described a “nameless hunger.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe subject matter was highly abnormal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe writing itself was difficult to follow.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentences were poorly constructed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman’s handwriting was difficult to read.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully understanding the journal would require sustained study rather than simply flipping through it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral printed documents had been folded and inserted between pages of the journal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome were partial pages from neurological research papers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe material concerned brain development, brain damage, and related medical or neurological topics.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe printed pages were incomplete excerpts from multiple papers rather than complete studies.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey were medically technical.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother insert was a copy of the short story “Sredni Vashtar.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy became increasingly concerned about the relationship between Tillman, the Teeth, and the violent cycle described in the Paper Crown and Black Lantern material.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy stated that he did not want to become one of the Teeth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe focused on the pattern described in prior materials in which abused or tortured children eventually killed those responsible for their suffering.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe killers were then elevated in the eyes of Bast or became some form of supernatural servants.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy wanted to avoid simply repeating the prior pattern of violence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe began advocating for having Tillman arrested through ordinary law-enforcement processes instead of personally killing him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis reasoning was that subjecting Tillman to normal justice might interrupt the supernatural cycle rather than perpetuate it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy proposed using Tillman’s apparent criminal activity to trigger an ordinary police investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe suggested reporting Tillman for child pornography, trafficking, or related crimes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents could leave the laptop in place so local law enforcement would find and seize it during a search.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolice could then discover the spreadsheet and investigate the people listed on it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team hoped this might remove Tillman from the detention facility without the agents personally killing him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group acknowledged that this would at least put a dangerous person in jail if successful.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowever, they were uncertain whether simply arresting Tillman would solve the underlying unnatural problem.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy and Ernie decided to take the journal but leave the laptop in the apartment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journal contained information directly related to the Teeth, the missing MASTICATE personnel, and the unnatural investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaving the laptop behind would preserve it as evidence that ordinary law enforcement might later seize.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents did not want the journal’s bizarre contents to distract or confuse an ordinary investigation focused on Tillman’s mundane crimes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore leaving, Andy and Ernie searched more of the apartment complex.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey opened one or two additional apartments using the same simple bypass techniques.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose apartments were empty.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey were in severe disrepair and infested with roaches.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents found no imprisoned children or other hidden occupants.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNothing suggested that the other units were being used for Tillman’s operations.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents discussed what Tillman might actually be doing with the children.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne possibility was that he was using the spreadsheet to identify people to whom children could be delivered.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis would explain why younger children entered the detention system and then disappeared from the ordinary holding area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother possibility was that the spreadsheet identified consumers of child sexual-abuse material rather than recipients of children.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group noted that distributing children individually would differ from the historical Cornucopia House pattern.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the historical pattern, children were concentrated in one location where they were imprisoned, abused, and tortured.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat concentrated suffering culminated in a violent moment in which the abusers were killed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the children were simply scattered among unrelated offenders, that specific cycle would be harder to reproduce consistently.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler allowed the team to consider their prior extensive study of the Black Lantern material.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA failed Occult check led one agent toward the mistaken belief that Tillman might simply be innovating on the old pattern.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowever, the larger discussion brought the group back to the importance of the concentration of suffering in the previous cycle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents therefore considered it more likely that some form of “Cornucopia House version 2” existed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unexplored restricted area at the detention facility became the most likely immediate location for such an operation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team suspected that the hidden area could be serving as a new incubator or concentration point for the same pattern of abuse.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy and Ernie returned toward the detention facility and rejoined the others.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouis and Jerry had remained on the hill observing the site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuring the intervening hours, the facility gates had closed for the day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo notable traffic entered or exited.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman still did not leave.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis vehicle remained there.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis reinforced the possibility that he was still somewhere inside the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents reconsidered their broader objective.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team was operating without a normal Delta Green handler.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey described themselves as effectively off the reservation or rogue.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had no established official support structure for resolving the situation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents agreed that they still needed to determine what was happening in the restricted area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral characters experienced a growing sense that every minute spent waiting might mean additional harm was being done to children inside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group reviewed the staffing and defenses of the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy’s prior tour suggested that there were relatively few personnel on-site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe number appeared to be under ten.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral Life Force security personnel had been present in the detainee area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility had an armory.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe armory contained tactical armor and a rack of shotguns.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost of the ammunition and equipment used in normal operations was less-lethal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe facility had rubber bullets, beanbag rounds, flashbangs, and similar equipment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was some live ammunition, but it was locked away separately.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary guards were not normally carrying firearms.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe personnel Andy saw carried weapons such as batons, pepper spray, and tasers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents therefore reasoned that a sudden armed entry at night might temporarily give them a firearms advantage, particularly if they could reach the armory before the facility personnel did.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the same time, several team members emphasized that none of them were true special operators and that a direct assault could easily turn disastrous.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ming considered making thermite as a method for defeating locks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had Chemistry 40.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled 23 and succeeded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on that success, he knew how to assemble a small batch of thermite.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe materials could be acquired by visiting several ordinary stores.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team could use the camper as a makeshift workspace for preparing it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents discussed using thermite to destroy locks or other metal security hardware.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team also considered the limitations of thermite.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurning through a substantial amount of metal could take approximately 20 seconds to a minute.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEven then, the thermite might not completely sever the target.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe damaged lock or barrier might still require physical force, such as a hammer or sledgehammer, to finish breaking it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe process would also produce obvious sparks and activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt therefore was not automatically a fast or discreet breaching method.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy again warned the group about the supernatural consequences of simply attacking and killing the facility personnel.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe remained focused on the cycle described in the Paper Crown material.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe believed that violence by the agents could help perpetuate the same process that had ensnared MASTICATE.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe wanted to find a way to resolve the situation without reproducing the pattern of torturers being violently slain by the people or forces associated with the abused children.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther agents noted the inconsistency between Andy’s current caution and earlier discussions in which he had entertained killing the children as a possible solution.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy clarified that killing the children had originally been Clove’s proposed solution and that he had only regarded it as one possible option.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis current priority was explicitly to avoid doing the same thing MASTICATE had done.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents discussed whether ordinary law enforcement could realistically act against Tillman.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey recognized that an anonymous report about child pornography on a laptop in a run-down apartment might not produce an immediate response.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also doubted that El Paso police would rapidly raid an ICE-linked detention site based solely on such a tip.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis made arresting Tillman through normal channels potentially too slow for children who might currently be in danger.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group considered framing Tillman for a more immediately actionable crime.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy’s DEA connection might allow him to obtain a significant quantity of drugs by bending rules.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents discussed planting drugs in Tillman’s apartment or otherwise creating evidence that would generate a faster law-enforcement response.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe idea was to use a drug bust to get authorities into the apartment, where they would then discover the laptop and its evidence of sexual crimes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mundane investigation could then expand into Tillman’s contacts and activities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents regarded this as potentially more effective than relying solely on an anonymous pornography tip.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo final implementation occurred during the session.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler asked all four agents for INT × 5 checks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Ming failed with a 93 against 85.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther agents succeeded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe successful agents recognized that the team had been concentrating heavily on what to do about Tillman while neglecting the practical problem of the detained children.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf they freed the children, they needed to consider where those children would go.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group did not currently know where many of their parents were.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny raid or escape plan therefore required an extraction or post-release plan, not merely opening doors.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team considered using media exposure.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had taken photographs while inside the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group discussed sending evidence to news organizations.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe idea was to expose the mundane abuses at the facility even if the supernatural component could not be revealed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy made a Law check concerning the legal status of the detainees.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was not particularly strong in Law but rolled a critical success.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause of that success, the Handler established that Andy had recently sat through briefings concerning precisely this type of detention.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCourts had pushed back against many of the policies under which ICE had originally detained people in these circumstances.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent detention practices had become more legally constrained.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe legal situation was more complicated for people who were already in custody.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowever, if detainees were officially released or escaped, ICE could not necessarily simply arrest them again.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthorities would have to justify the original grounds for detention.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany of these particular detainees had been arrested under false pretenses or under legal precedents that had subsequently been overturned on appeal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir records had often been deliberately misfiled or badly processed in order to conceal the arrests from oversight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose same defective records would make it difficult for ICE to reproduce or justify the arrests later.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents therefore realized that simply getting detainees physically out of the facility could significantly improve their legal position and make immediate re-arrest more difficult.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group continued considering a nighttime intervention.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey believed fewer employees would be present after hours.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ordinary personnel would not normally be carrying lethal weapons.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the agents could enter armed and prevent staff from reaching the armory, they could potentially hold a tactical advantage.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team nevertheless remained concerned about the lack of a trained assault specialist.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie in particular was reluctant to participate in a direct gunfight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was a surveillance specialist rather than an assault operator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlthough capable of firing a weapon, he was older and had a wife and child he wanted to return to.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was attracted to the idea of rescuing the children but did not want to rush into a suicidal assault.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ming decided to study the neurological material inserted in Tillman’s journal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Ming was a neuroscientist and considered the material directly relevant to his specialty.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled Neuroscience against a skill of 72.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe rolled 77, resulting in a critical failure.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe collection consisted of disconnected pages from several separate scientific papers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout the full papers or proper context, he had difficulty immediately determining their significance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman’s accompanying notes were also difficult to understand.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause of the critical failure, Dr. Ming would need to spend the entire night carefully reading the material.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf he did so, the Handler said that by morning he should have a much better understanding of it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe subject appeared to be physiological rather than psychological.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe papers concerned the actual physical structure and functioning of the brain.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey appeared related to split-brain phenomena.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe discussion emphasized that emotional trauma alone does not physically split the brain.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducing such a separation would require some form of physical neurological trauma.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Ming elected to continue studying the papers overnight because the topic fell directly within his expertise.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents debated whether to remain at their desert surveillance position for another night.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir original reasons for staying there had been to study movement patterns at the facility and intercept cellular activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had already gathered much of that information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome agents wanted to move to an air-conditioned hotel or otherwise leave the campsite.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOthers argued that they should remain close to the facility until they had a concrete plan, particularly because taking Tillman’s journal meant that they were now on a clock.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe journal’s most recent entry had been written the previous day, indicating that Tillman did visit the apartment at least occasionally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce he returned and discovered the notebook missing, he would know someone had entered his residence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team did not know when he would next return home.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor the moment, Tillman still appeared to be inside the detention facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group discussed the number of detainees they might need to extract.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on what Andy had seen, the general detainee population was approximately 60 to 70 people.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis was far more than the agents could transport in their existing vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group joked about packing people into the vehicle but recognized that a proper extraction would require substantially more transportation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey considered renting a U-Haul or some other large vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe possibility of using the camper also arose.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo transportation plan was finalized.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents distinguished between the ordinary detainees and the unknown number of younger children who might be in the restricted area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not know how many young children were hidden there.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also did not know whether all 60 to 70 ordinary detainees were directly threatened by the unnatural activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team increasingly focused on first discovering what was actually behind the restricted door before attempting a full rescue.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents discussed the possibility that only a few facility employees were actively participating in Tillman’s hidden operation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey did not assume that every ordinary guard or employee was part of the unnatural conspiracy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne possibility was that Tillman and perhaps a few selected ICE personnel were using the restricted area while the rest of the staff simply ignored suspicious activity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis strengthened the argument for reconnaissance rather than immediately treating every person in the facility as an enemy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team remembered that they had a surveillance drone.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey decided to use it to inspect the rear of the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe drone was a relatively expensive model for the year 2020.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt had low-light or night-vision capability.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt night it would be difficult to see and would likely only be detected if someone happened to be outside and close enough to hear it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom their hilltop position, the agents had sufficient range to fly around the building.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drone surveyed the back of the detention facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the rear corner of the building, facing toward the desert, the agents identified a roll-up garage door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe door was closed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was no obvious access road leading to it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt did not look as though the door was used frequently.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts location corresponded to the part of the building that Andy had not been allowed to enter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy confirmed that the garage door was positioned behind the restricted section.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only other significant area Andy had not inspected was the senior corrections official’s office.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drone also revealed the physical surroundings behind the facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chain-link perimeter fence separated the facility and water-reclamation property from the open desert.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere was approximately 30 to 40 feet of open ground between the building and the fence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rear garage door was broadly similar to the roll-up garage door near the building’s main entrance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team now had a plausible external access point into the restricted section.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents considered using explosives or thermite on the rear garage door.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey possessed an old Vietnam-era hand grenade.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne suggestion was using the drone and grenade to destroy or breach the door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents recognized that this would be extremely conspicuous.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey compared an explosive breach with thermite, noting that thermite would be slower while an explosion would immediately alert everyone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo explosive breach was attempted.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group revisited Ernie’s electronic-surveillance capabilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie had been using a Stingray-type cellular interception system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team knew he could interfere with or monitor cellular communications around the facility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey considered blocking cell-phone calls during an entry.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowever, the facility also had landline telephone service.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe telephone lines ran along utility poles near the road, below the power lines.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie could identify which lines were telephone lines.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents discussed physically cutting the phone lines to prevent staff from calling for help.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey recognized that they would only want to do this immediately before an actual operation rather than prematurely revealing that someone was tampering with the site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnie made another relevant SIGINT assessment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis SIGINT skill was approximately 67.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on the type of locks Andy had described inside the facility, Ernie recognized them as basic magnetic card-reader systems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the agents could obtain an employee access card for approximately 10 to 15 minutes, Ernie could clone it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce he had the data, he could produce multiple copies.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis offered a much quieter method of gaining access than thermite or explosives.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agents considered how to acquire an access card.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEsau Tillman presumably had one.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Smedley might also possess one.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group preferred not to target Tillman directly at first because of his obvious connection to the unnatural phenomenon.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmedley seemed potentially easier and safer to isolate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group reviewed Smedley’s schedule.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the previous night, Smedley had stayed at the facility overnight.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe had gone home in the morning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe then returned in the late afternoon.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was again at the facility that night.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents had not yet identified Alan Rapp’s vehicle or confirmed whether Rapp was present.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group discussed intercepting Smedley when he next left.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey knew what vehicle he drove.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne proposal was to engineer a minor traffic collision with him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy, who had a comparatively good Drive skill, could make the collision look accidental.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents could then approach under the normal pretext of exchanging insurance information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce close enough, they could overpower Smedley at gunpoint.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey could take his access card, clone it, and decide how to handle him afterward.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe proposal remained hypothetical.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group did not execute it during the session.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ming suggested that, if the team was ultimately going to kill the people involved, it might be tactically easier to remove one of them before attacking the main facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents again returned to the problem of whether killing participants would reproduce the cycle associated with the Teeth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy remained opposed to casually killing suspects for that reason.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team considered whether the agents could simply bluff their way into the facility instead of breaching it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy had already successfully entered using legitimate-looking DEA credentials.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacility security had verified his badge but had otherwise been relatively permissive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe detention center was not a maximum-security prison.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts main security challenge was keeping detained children confined, not defending against a sophisticated armed intrusion.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group acknowledged that interpersonal and deception skills were among the team’s stronger collective capabilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne idea was for Andy to return claiming that he had brought additional members of his DEA team.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe agents even considered concealing some members in the camper and relying on the facility’s weak vehicle screening.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo specific bluff was finalized.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team ended the session without committing to a final entry plan.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir general objective had shifted toward finding a discreet way into the restricted rear area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossible methods included:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObtaining and cloning an employee key card.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBluffing their way back through the front entrance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntering through or breaching the rear garage door.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting or disabling communications immediately before entry.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing the Stingray to interfere with cellular calls.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing thermite against locks or barriers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing drugs or other planted evidence to provoke an outside law-enforcement intervention.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposing the facility’s mundane crimes to police or the media.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group had not resolved how to transport or protect the detained children if they succeeded in freeing them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had not resolved how to deal with Tillman, Smedley, or the other people on Tillman’s spreadsheet.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey had not established exactly what was inside the restricted area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTillman remained at the detention facility as far as the team could determine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis journal had been removed from his apartment, meaning that the team expected their intrusion to eventually be discovered.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie’s backdoor remained installed on the laptop in the hope that it would become useful the next time the machine connected to a network.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Ming intended to spend the night studying the neurological papers and Tillman’s associated writings.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler indicated that the next session would resume from essentially this point.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler also intended to begin the next session with the information Dr. Ming learned from his overnight study.\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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