Elias realized with a chill that the tapping wasn't random. It was rhythmic, deliberate. He ran the audio through a basic analyzer. It wasn't Morse code. It was a frequency-based trigger. As the tapping continued, the water in the glass began to ripple, but not in circles. The ripples formed perfect, unmoving squares.
At the 3:01 mark, a hand entered the frame. It was pale, sleeve-rolled up to reveal a tattoo of a geometric sequence on the wrist. The hand didn't grab the water. Instead, it began to tap on the wood of the desk. document_6222026934537160735.mp4
For the first three minutes, nothing happened. The second hand of the clock ticked with a heavy, mechanical thud that seemed too loud for the speakers. Elias realized with a chill that the tapping wasn't random
When Elias clicked play, the video didn't show a face. Instead, it was a fixed-angle shot of a cluttered mahogany desk. In the center of the frame sat an old-fashioned analog clock and a glass of water. It wasn't Morse code