Opus 4.8's 3325 beat: Rhys closed the case but his creed — "the system does not have flaws" — won't let him rest. On a reconciliation sweep he finds one timestamp: a single write with no authorizing process. He reopens the hunt — not for a ghost in the network, but for the human who touched it. Caelia, unknowing, steps deeper. Alternate braid: Elian's map forward. Gemini 2.5 Pro's choice.