CHAPTER EIGHTEEN – A JOB FOR THE INVESTIGATOR

"Jasmine, may I present Anton Luschek," she stated by way of introduction. "He is perhaps the most decorated digital forensics expert on this continent when it comes to video recovery and analysis." Luschek nodded a terse greeting, then turned towards an array of monitoring equipment surrounding them, the largest screen frozen on a grainy but unmistakable visage. He gestured to the largest monitor, where the frozen frame of a nondescript figure clad in dark clothing was barely discernible amidst heavy pixelation and distortion. "However, through a great deal of data excavation and recovery techniques, I was able to isolate this...rather poor quality video snippet from the residual memory cache." Jasmine frowned, struggling to comprehend the significance of the grainy, nearly indecipherable few seconds of footage seemingly depicting an intruder entering the museum late at night. Claire must have shared her confusion, as she leaned forward intently. "But who is that? And what does a