On screen, a grainy, XviD-compressed version of Marek sat at a desk, staring at a screen.

Napisy PL: "Dlaczego nie zamknąłeś drzwi?" ( Why didn't you lock the door? )

The "LEX" watermark began to grow, spreading across the image like a digital cancer until it formed a face. The AC3 audio track, usually a crisp 5.1 surround sound, collapsed into a high-pitched, rhythmic screeching—the sound of a modem dial-up from the grave.