Basia begins unravelling the ‘tissue of lies', but it becomes clear that some of Oliver's claims exist in the grey area, and in the secretive world in which he works, it's hard to sift fact from fiction. Did he serve in the military? Is he an aristocrat? And as she traces his rise in national security, she is pulled into a bigger story – about a company, and a threat that is facing us all.

Things begin to fall apart. Only a few years after Rebellion Defense's rapid rise, it appears to be in trouble. The rebellion has failed to take off. In the secretive world of the military and big tech, Basia is met with a wall of silence as she tries to see inside the company… until a few former staffers agree to speak to her, revealing what happened behind closed doors.