And the entire Black Void answers to Fisi.
And Fisi answers to Anno.
And Anno answers only to...
Colenso.
Steele finds out who the
true puppetmaster is - the very person who set them on this path - just in time to receive an incapacitating blow to the back of the head.
They wake up hands bound, kneeling in a field somewhere in... somewhere.
Steele looks up to see Colenso, Anno and Fisianna bantering among themselves. Colenso then takes a hit from his cigarette, drops it and pats it out with his foot. Colenso proceeds to remove a platinum chip from his coat pocket, and flash it in front of Steele.
"You've conducted your last investigation, kid."
Colenso conceals the platinum chip back inside his coat, withdrawing another item in its place.
"Sorry you got twisted up in this scene."
Colenso draws a pistol from his coat.
"From where you're kneeling it must seem like an 18-carat run of bad luck. Truth is...the game was rigged from the start."
Colenso executes Steele with a climactic shot to the head. Colenso then takes a sample of their DNA to access the remaining probes with.