
Cal Mercer wants the mirror badge surrendered intact without asking whose face appears in it.
Cal needs possession of the badge more than he needs Nora convinced, which makes his urgency useful if the player pushes it.
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Lena Quill wants the burned transcript preserved without playback because paper is easier to exclude than a living voice.

Lena Quill calls the silent badge improper contact, though her separation memo was drafted before the anomaly.

Lena Quill calls the substitute informant routine while knowing which sealed case number the code belongs to.

Lena Quill wants Theo to acknowledge the glass receipt so a planned witness transfer becomes routine after the fact.