At Marius' home the following day, the main character discusses her meeting with Alex Schneider, in which Alex confirmed he was able to evade capture for so long due to the help of a powerful backer. In exchange for protection for his family, Alex revealed that he believes this backer is among the senior management of the Pax Group. Marius, having been suspicious of the Board of Directors for some time already, has already begun a plan to bait them into action by agreeing to resign if his next acquisitions go poorly.