Marshal forces Jaeger to bury his work

The Marshal coldly weaponizes time against Jaeger, revealing an incoming Earth Council investigator who threatens to expose their covert atmospheric experiments. With no margin left, he demands Jaeger either complete the lethal launch sequence or face the penalty for failure. For Jaeger, the ultimatum erases his scientific caution and forces complicity in murder. The Marshal’s decision to greet the investigator directly on Solos’ surface forces Jaeger’s hand, making the planet itself a site of impending slaughter. Time collapses into a single ruthless choice—execute the mission or die as its failed architect. key_dialogue: [ MARSHAL: Well? Has the countdown started? JAEGER: Started? Marshal, are you aware how long it takes to check out an orbital rocket? MARSHAL: Either they go or you go, Professor Jaeger. I intend to meet this investigator on the planet's surface itself, face to face, without masks. ]