The Truth Beneath Her Silence
[FBI Direct Chat – Luka & Zoya, 6:11 AM]
Luka
You didn’t tell me everything about 2009
Luka
Enough to distract me with ghosts and trauma. But not enough to explain the classified redactions I found in your report.
Zoya
You dug into sealed files?
Zoya
No. I trusted you not to make this personal.
Luka
I Don’t make things personal. That’s your department, remember?
Zoya
Whatever, don't cross the lines
Luka
Weird. Let see what you're hiding 😏
[FBI Direct Chat – Luka & Alya, 7:02 AM]
Luka
Was Zoya ever disciplined in 2009?
Alya
That’s low, Carter. You want her file, ask her.
Luka
She’s hiding something. That case—Davidson. It wasn’t just her first assignment.
Alya
It broke her. You weren’t there.
Luka
Maybe she wasn’t just a witness.
Alya
Careful. There’s a difference between seeing monsters… and becoming one by doubting the wrong person.
[Zoya’s Private Voice Memo – 1:44 PM]
Zoya
He doesn’t trust me.
I saw it in his eyes. Not coldness—doubt. That sharp, deadly kind.
Maybe I deserve it.
The 2009 case didn’t end with that girl’s body. It ended with orders. "Close it down." "Say nothing." "Forget."
But I remember everything.
And I see the same signs again.
The same symbols. Same smell in the air. Like decay behind perfume.
And Luka… he’s right about one thing.
This isn’t just a case.
It’s returning.
[Field Chat – Luka & Zoya, Outside Cross House]
Luka
What symbol was painted on the backroom wall in the factory?
Zoya
...A circle split by four lines. Why?
Luka
Same symbol was found in Davidson’s autopsy photos. That’s what’s been redacted.
Zoya
(freezes):
You weren’t supposed to see that.
Luka
You let me see it, didn’t you?
Zoya
I didn’t know who else to trust.
Luka
Then why do I still feel like you’re leading me... not with me?
Zoya
Because you keep looking for guilt when I’m carrying grief.
[FBI Internal Chat – Task Force Alpha]
Zayn
What’s happening with you two?
Alya
Zoya’s shutting down. Luka’s closing in. Not a good combo.
Zayn
You think he’s right to doubt her?
Alya
Maybe. But if he pushes her too far...
Zayn
Again, We will lose her.
[FBI Direct Chat – Luka & Zoya, 11:58 PM]
Luka
What aren’t you telling me?
Zoya
There was another survivor in 2009. A boy. Two years old. Hidden in the ducts.
Luka
That was never in the file.
Zoya
Because he wasn’t supposed to exist. I found him. Hid him. Got him placed in a private foster program under false identity.
Zoya
Because someone was hunting survivors.
Luka
And if he’s still alive?
Zoya
Then this isn’t just a cycle. It’s a countdown.
Zoya
Let me tell you this is not a simple case it will lead to my old case, so I will never let that happen again. I will find out the truth, so it's an important case for me.
[Zoya’s Journal – 12:26 AM]
Zoya
He thinks I’m lying.
But what scares me most... is that I might be.
Not because I want to. Because something's missing. And someone powerful made sure I forgot it.
I’m not afraid of Luka doubting me.
I’m afraid he’ll be the one to remember what I buried.
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