The monitor from your desk at home casts a pale halo on your face. It's late. You find **Lena Patel’s** LinkedIn profile. Her headline reads: *"Risk Oversight: Where the real power lies. (And yes, I do know things.)"* . THis confirms FinanceGhost work. You send her an sms with a message: > *"Hi Lena, I’m a former colleague of Sophie Chen’s from her Blackridge days. She gave me your phone number, we discussed. I’m working on a project about risk management in investment firms and would love to pick your brain about how Risk Oversight teams operate. Sophie mentioned you were a great resource; would you be open to a quick chat?"* You hit send. The request sits there, "Read". A day passes. Then: > **Lena Patel**: *"Hi! Sophie’s a sweetie. I’d be happy to help, but… compliance. That said, if you’re asking about Isabella, just know she’s the kind of person who notices when you ask too many questions. And if you’re asking about Marc… well, let’s just say he’s the reason some of us left."* Lena’s cautious, but she’s engaging. She’s playing along... for now. --- **What do you do?** - **Ask about Isabella Laurent**: Lena works in Risk Oversight; she must know her boss’s habits. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Ask Lena About Isabella|Ask Lena About Isabella]] - **Ask about PRAP**: Lena might know how the system works in practice. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Ask Lena About PRAP|Ask Lena About PRAP]] - **Back off**: This is getting too close to Blackridge’s internal operations. [[Abandon this trail]]