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The cubicle floor. Mid-morning. Jesse at his desk. The screen in front of him: a queue, longer than yesterday. New flags. New harmonic events. Allred — pan past his shoulder so we can see the queue but not him. We're inside his head this issue; let the camera stay close.
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The supervisor — a beige, untextured man in a beige, untextured suit, SUPERVISOR HOLT — walks the floor. He passes Jesse's cubicle. He stops. He looks at Jesse.
- HOLTCruz.
- JESSESir.
- HOLTYou dismissed a harmonic flag in 7-E yesterday.
- JESSEI did.
- HOLTI dismissed your dismissal.
- JESSEI — saw.
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HOLT crouches a little to put himself at Jesse's eye level. The body language of a man who has trained extensively in non-threatening menace.
- HOLTJust so we're on the same page, Cruz —
- HOLT— Compliance Division doesn't dismiss flags in its own analyst's home sector.
- HOLTIt's a conflict of interest, isn't it?
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Jesse, very still.
- JESSEYes, sir.
- HOLTGood man.
- HOLTI'm sure your neighbors won't mind us looking.
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Holt straightens. Pats Jesse twice on the shoulder. The pat is the most threatening gesture in the issue. Walks on. Jesse does not breathe for a full panel.
No copy.