Melody froze for an instant, flabbergasted by my questions. There was a long silence before she eventually spoke. "Does it matter? So long as you know I did it, isn't that good enough?"

"Oh, of course it matters. When the police arrive, they'll be asking these questions as well. If your responses aren't congruent with Contelligence's, it will be obvious someone else is responsible for this," I answered.

If Contelligence was interested in Prospectus Technology's research data right from the start, they would never have published it. They knew it would get them a lawsuit. That they published it meant that they had no intention of keeping it secret. All...