medical-forensics

Mark Vorkosigan visits the Imperial Security Headquarters to investigate the disappearance of his clone brother, Miles. He is overwhelmed by the sheer volume of raw intelligence reports but narrows his focus to Jackson's Whole, concluding that Miles is likely still frozen or held secretly there. A tense but pragmatic dialogue with Illyan reveals the limits and frustrations of official investigations, including the possibility of a covert murder of the Count and the challenges of pursuing elusive evidence.