Curiosity, the professional hazard of all data junkies, won out. Elias ran the zip through a sandbox environment to isolate any viruses. When the folder finally unzipped, there were no documents, no images, and no code. There was only a single, 0-byte file named: TELL_NO_ONE .

The notification appeared on Elias’s screen at 3:14 AM: .

“You weren’t supposed to have the key yet, Elias. But since you’ve opened the door, you have exactly sixty seconds to decide if you want to see what’s inside the room.”