Malcolm read the board’s resolutions aloud.

Damian Merrick was terminated for cause, effective immediately.

His unvested equity was canceled.

The company would pursue repayment of bonuses that had been tied to financial results now known to be false.

Camilla Price was suspended pending termination, and both were barred, as of that moment, from company systems and company property.

The security director stepped forward and held out his hand for Damian’s badge.

Chapter 12 — The Expiration of Fear