Ex12.zip

He clicked the next file. It was a view from inside his living room. The timestamp: Wednesday. He was sitting on the couch, reading a book he hadn't even bought yet.

A single file had appeared in the secure "Incoming" directory of the Research & Development department: ex12.zip . No sender address. No timestamp. Just 1.2 gigabytes of encrypted data. ex12.zip

Elias looked at the clock on his taskbar. It was 11:58 PM. Behind him, the heavy iron door began to creak. He clicked the next file

He clicked the first one. It showed a grainy view of a suburban street—his street. The date in the corner was for the following Tuesday. He watched, frozen, as his own car pulled into the driveway. He watched himself step out, looking tired, carrying a bag of groceries. He was sitting on the couch, reading a

In the video, the chair he was sitting in was empty. The door was wide open, swinging slightly on its hinges. On the console screen in the video, a new file was downloading. ex13.zip .