The laboratory report remained sealed inside the court's secure evidence system.Benedict had spent years learning how to recognize the moment when information became more dangerous than ignorance. He had seen it in boardrooms, in negotiations, and in the careful expressions of people who knew a decision could destroy everything they had built.Now, for the first time, the information waiting for him concerned his own life.He still wasn't ready to hear it."Have they confirmed that the report is complete?" he asked Jonathan."They have. The independent analyst has signed the validation statement. The court's legal officer will determine when and how the findings are released.""And the historical maternal reference?""Still requires separate provenance validation. The report on the four living samples is complete, but the historical reference is a different matter."Benedict nodded.He had expected the answer. That did not make it easier to accept."Then we don't use the historical r