You write the name down: **Isabella Laurent**. Why chase a trout when you could land a shark? Sharks are priceless. They last longer, fetch more. They also evade, and they bite back. High risk, high reward, and right now your anxiety wants a target big enough to matter. You sketch the steps in your head: reconnaissance, due diligence, the foundation of any attack. To catch a shark you need to know what bait it takes, and you don't know Isabella yet. You've only seen her name in emails, a ghost in the *cc* line. *See [[Glossary#Reconnaissance]] for details.* There are two mysteries here, Blackridge and Isabella, and you'll have to piece both together. Which do you start with? *Need a refresher on the terms? Check the [[Glossary]].* [[Research Isabella Laurent|Research Isabella Laurent]] --- [[Research Blackridge - Intro|Research Blackridge]]