Sigh.
These people are all stupid. They had all the keys. Why burn through the hinges and chain? And yes, they should have let everyone go to create chaos. It'd muddy things a bit.
Varilik is the biggest dummy of all, putting the plot on paper and signing it.
This wrestling backstory made me recall a guy named Saul Weingeroff. He was a big wrestling manager back in the '60's and '70's. His role was to be a heel. He represented the bad guy wrestlers. He was Snidely Whiplash made flesh. Black suit and fedora with a cane he used to trip other wrestlers. It was a riot and so Comically obvious.
They'll be going to Magda's shop often.
Simon is coping by using theater training and using Taine's calmness.
Charlie just trashed the Don't Tell Mum Protocol. His brain to mouth filter is clogged by hormones.
Good for Petre! Someone needed to give Fenn a good smack.
Calling back half the army is good. It puts a crimp in Varilik's plans.
I think the bracelet is more than it swems.
Justin made the right move, but they have backup protocols for all the players and pieces. Justin will sound deranged and his narrative an excuse.
The GM wasn't the pinnacle, there is also a Director and possibly someone beyond them. Pieces wouldn't have been trusted to plant evidence, it had to be operatives. How complex is the Game and how many boards are there?