No viral storm followed. Instead, there were targeted ripples. An oversight board member emailed: “We are pulling the continuity guidance for review.” A caseworker leaked an internal note: “Pause all exemplary site references until cleared.” Nina’s phone hummed with messages from people who knew.
Seven days left. Nina traced a leaked audit schedule. Regional Compliance and Oversight—the policy’s home—was now under independent review. Staff there stopped answering calls. The lawyer, Raman, issued a statement about “misinterpreted training aids.” But the documents stayed online, public, waiting for the right eyes.