Dane reads the extortion packet the way a bomb squad approaches a wire: with extreme, breathless caution. He calls you immediately. He doesn't even use the secure chat. > **Dane**: *"Are you insane? We're a surgical team, not the mafia. You're holding a gun to the head of a Risk Director."* You explain the leverage. The buried audit logs. Marc's margin call. The fact that Isabella has everything to lose if this goes public. Dane falls silent on the other end of the line. The silence stretches for ten agonizing seconds. > **Dane**: *"It's dirty. It's loud. And if she calls our bluff, the whole operation burns."* He exhales sharply. *"But... it's a guaranteed click. If she believes we have those logs, she'll open the portal in a panic. Send it."* Dane hangs up. You feel a knot in your stomach. You've crossed a line, even for the Cell. [[Mango Demands Timeline|Wait for Mango to demand a timeline]]