FALSE SIGNAL

ANA VASIC (36), a UN simultaneous interpreter working a nuclear treaty negotiation in Geneva, discovers that the Eastern European delegation she is translating is deliberately mistranslating their own position papers, rendering binding commitments as permissive suggestions in ways none of the other negotiating parties can detect. She brings her findings to her supervisor, files a formal complaint, and watches the institution protect itself in real time. With thirty-six hours remaining, her only options are compliance or a public act with no official standing. She chooses to place the original document in front of the treaty monitor panel during the signing ceremony itself. The signing is halted pending independent review.