Bogus Distress Signal Scanner

A small, rectangular device placed on the ground with a flashing light, designed to mimic a legitimate distress beacon. Its compact form and deceptive signal pattern fool K9’s sensors, triggering aggressive patrol behaviors. Once triggered, its activation becomes the first clue in unraveling the Shadow’s layered deception tactics.

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S16E24 · The Armageddon Factor Part 4

K9 thwarts the forged distress signal

The small rectangular device with a flashing light is planted on the Zeos Transmat platform, emitting a bogus distress signal mimicking galactic computer patterns. K9’s sensors identify it as a legitimate call, triggering his investigation and exposing the device’s presence as a trap set by the Shadow’s operatives to lure and isolate him.

Before: Device is undetected and inactive, concealed on the transmat platform by operatives prior to the event

After: Device is identified and exposed as a fraudulent signal source, its purpose revealed but not yet physically neutralized in this scene

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