Screen lights. Email notification. Elena clicks. Browser loads, Public fashion forum, Thread title: Vance Analytics Spring Preview, Attached files: twelve full design drafts, High resolution. Stitch notes included, Pattern measurements listed. She checks the upload timestamp. Three hours ago. She scrolls down. Comments stacking. Buyers tagging retailers. Competitor accounts sharing links. She closes the tab. Opens the server dashboard. Types her admin credentials. Access granted. Sophie bursts through the door. Tablet in hand. Coat unzipped.
"The files were pulled from the internal server," Sophie says. "Marketing folder. Restricted access. Only three people had clearance, You, Me. The design lead."
Elena clicks the access log. Filters by date. Filters by folder, Results load. One login. Shared credentials. "Who owns the shared account."
"IT set it up for cross-department viewing. Password circulates during review cycles. It's supposed to expire after forty-eight hours."
