Hello, everyone. Over the coming weeks, I'll be turning over my column to "Hanako Yamada", a private investigator who has asked to remain anonymous. Long-time readers may remember Mx. Yamada from the coverup on Capella IV's second moon and their role as a whistle-blower in the AEX Limited corruption scandal. This time around, they'll be taking on one of the biggest mysteries of recent history: The fates of Senators Hoshi and Jacobsen. Just like last time, I'll work with Yamada to make sure anything they uncover stays that way. To start with, I've asked them to describe the start of their newest investigation:

"The official story, that Jacobsen and Hoshi aligned themselves with pirates and got caught up in a power struggle, has never sat right with me. I've seen the recordings from Kraken Station - one gang of pirates trying to capture the senators' ships, another trying to 'sanitize' them - and I don't dispute them, but I've always suspected there's more to the story. I've recently been in contact with an ex-Navy gunner who witnessed the battle, who told me something very interesting. First, the first group used very unusual tactics for pirates - almost like they weren't familiar with their own fighters. Second, when Kraken Station's fighters tried to intervene, their tactics became less cutthroat, like they were trying to stop them without shooting them down.

"While one person's testimony isn't enough to prove anything, it was enough to get me thinking. What if there's some truth to the theory of a false flag operation? Who might be behind it, and how can I prove it? I've got some ideas, and some contacts, and I'm going to see how far I can take this."

