Silver Veil

Convicted for tampering with medical records, former geriatrician Leo Vance files a habeas petition from federal prison. His lawyer uncovers that his "crime" was a cover-up: Aeterna Biologics used a programmable viral vector in a "longevity trial" at Meadowbrook Manor, causing fatal immune storms in elderly residents. The real genius lies not in the murder—but in hiding it within digital data that the 20th‑century rules of evidence cannot authenticate. To win, they must prove that the future of justice needs a new kind of witness: code itself.