You dig into Lena and Sophie's connection. If they're close, Lena might trust you on Sophie's name alone. You scroll through Sophie's LinkedIn activity and find: - A post from Sophie six months ago: *"Great catching up with Lena Patel! Always good to reconnect with old colleagues."* - A comment from Lena on Sophie's graduation post: *"So proud of you, Sophie! Risk Oversight won't know what hit them when you're running the show."* They're still in touch, and Lena clearly respects Sophie. **What do you do?** - **Message Lena Patel**: use Sophie as a reference. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Message Lena Patel|Message Lena Patel]] - **Message Sophie**: ask her to vouch for you, maybe as a future hire. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Message Sophie as Alum|Message Sophie]] - **Abandon this path**: this is getting too complicated. [[Abandon this trail|Abandon this path]]