 Brother, this is Echoromio Alpha. Target is secure. Roger, babe. Inspector Arlia, beginning session 5 of the investigation for incident 096-1-Alpha. I am here with Dr. Daniels. Hello, Doctor. Have you caught it yet? You'll be pleased to hear containment has been attained. Oh, thank God. We do have some questions, obviously. It's very difficult to get a clear picture of the case. I hope you can help us. Yes, yes, of course. Good. Now, Doctor, for the record, where were you when containment was broken? I was on an excavation in the mountains, comparing lab samples with local geology. And in your absence, who was in charge of the lab? Dr. Olexi. And how was 096 being held? As per protocol. 096 is being kept in a Class 13 containment cube. No windows, no cameras, no one that is possible to see its face. Any instrumentation or life support system is in strict compliance. Thank you. When exactly was containment broken? I haven't been informed of the exact time yet. Yes, of course. Apologies, Doctor. We're a bit disorganized ourselves. Are they watching us? You must be more specific, Doctor. The 05, are they watching us? Maybe now they'll listen to me when I say we need to kill it. This could have been a catastrophe. Unfortunately, it's a bit too late, but it could have been, Doctor. What do you mean? Let's start from the beginning, shall we? Relax, Doctor. All protocols have been followed. All personnel inside Stage 2 containment saw its face. Unfortunately, that was just the start. Recording. Okay, this is researcher Michael Allen and researcher Daryl Landry. Reporting an event with 096. At approximately 1557, audio blips were picked up by sensors Alpha 1 and Alpha 2. There it is again. The readings are showing 096 on the north wall, stationary. We should get a lexie down here. It should hold, right? Just get a hold of the lexie. It rapidly became clear that 096's target, which we've labeled 096-1, was nowhere close by. Wait, wait, wait. In the event of a Stage 1 breach, the automated protocols ensured that a sleeping agent... The automated protocols failed to start. In the event of an automation failure, it would be up to the operations chief. In this case, Doctor Alexi. Where the hell was he? He was found hiding in a janitorial closet in Division 3. Dead. Indeed. I'm sorry for your loss, Doctor, but we do have a lot more to cover. After breaching the base, 096 moved in a straight vector towards the mountain. One approaching S, a minute target location over. Clear for strafing round over. Thermal imaging oftentimes. We were only able to track it by the path of destruction at left. About two hours into pursuit, it crossed a state highway. We were lucky he was lightly traveled at the time, but 12 people still saw its face. We needed more preparation. For when, not if, but when there was a breach. You did have a considerable budget, Doctor, but it seems that most of your focus was on the... Yes. I've said time and again that the scramble program was the only achievable technology to give us a fighting chance. Especially when you arseholes wouldn't let me do proper research. As I said, it has always been a win. Doctor, please, we have a lot more to cover. Finally, 096 reached victim 096-1. A young man who lived on a small farm at the foot of the mountains. His wife and a newborn child. Why didn't you let me kill it? For the record, Doctor, you don't know how to kill it. Much of the research you've requested equates to torturing 096, which is inhumane. Inhumane? Inhumane? There's nothing human about that thing. People have died. Yes, Doctor, people have died. Isn't that a tragedy? You people are a bunch of goddamn psychopaths. Our only concern is to secure, contain, and protect. Which brings us to our next point. Your scramble goggles. How do they work? Just for the record, Doctor. They're mixed reality goggles. Each eye is fed a video feed. And an A.I. detects and scrubs out 096's face from the image. Brilliant solution to a very complicated problem. It's expensive, too. It's a shame it didn't work. What? Let's continue. The important part is still in the envelope. Doctor, an original photograph of 096 in the wild. Someone photographed it? We dated the photograph to the 1980s. It seems the original photographer and all of its subsequent viewers were completely unaware of 096's presence. Until our young man, the farmhouse, that is. This has been scratched out by hand. By who? How? Your scramble goggles proved to be somewhat useful, after all. Suddenly, 096's face was so small in the image, it took up less than four pixels. What are you sorry for, Doctor? They were as opposed to work. My clients gobbled. They were supposed to save lives. What was the final casualty count? 15 civilians, 48 foundation members, 63 deaths in total. Sir, that's what all this is about. So much death. And you want someone to pin it on, eh? Someone to punish. After in here, you will find that clearance is necessary to begin termination trials on SCP-096. The 05 Council has come to your side. Do you mean I'm allowed to kill it? You're allowed to try. All we ask is that in your termination attempts, you solidify the research and create a more effective solution to our containment needs. Doctor Daniels, is there anything else you'd like to say in record? No. No, I think that's everything. Very well then. This concludes session 5 of the SCP-096-1-ALPA investigation. Doctor again. My condolences to you for the loss of your colleagues. He's smart. I'll give him that. Yeah. Are the 05s still in line? We're still here, and Inspector Everett is right. Well done, Arlia. Thank you, Madam. We're short of a confession, but I believe we have enough. It's a shame. Daniels really is brilliant. If you were more motivated, perhaps he could have unlocked the secrets to 096's uncanny sensory abilities. Easy to. He's proven his point. The only thing he's proven is that he's as much of a monster as he considers us. That's enough. Inspector Arlia, after everything you just saw, has your hunch been confirmed? So, the way he handled the photograph, he's definitely familiar with it. I suspect he's been holding onto it for a stunt like this. But still, how could he have warned Alexi? His absence in the control room was our first lead. Outside help? Has Alexi given us anything new? No. He's staying loyal. Although his initial discrepancies are damning enough. Get what we can out of him. Then he's to be terminated. Quickly and quietly. Remember, he's officially already dead. Yes, madam. When do we inform Daniels that we know he orchestrated the breach? Only after he kills it.