Chapter 12 - The DepositionThree days later, Michael Carter sat at a long mahogany table in a secure room at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Across from him sat federal prosecutors, congressional investigators, and a court stenographer recording every word.
For eight continuous hours, Michael provided detailed sworn testimony regarding Operation Black Current. He detailed the collision in 2002, the deliberate sabotage by contractor submersibles, his capture, his forced exile in Southeast Asia, and the decades-long cover-up orchestrated by Apex leadership.
Admiral Callahan sat directly behind him in full dress uniform, lending the full authority of his four stars to his former commander's testimony.
When prosecutors presented the decrypted files retrieved from the dark beacon, the evidence was undeniable. The logs contained explicit directives signed by Sterling authorizing dark-water surveillance operations, illegal contractor deployments, and the targeted elimination of witnesses associated with the Deep Horizon disaster.
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