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“Ms. de Wit, you are released pending further investigation. Bail is waived. But I am ordering a closed hearing tomorrow to examine the water authority’s patch management records. And Ms. Van der Berg?”

“That was stupid,” the woman said. “Brave, but stupid.” docket court nl

At 2:00 PM, the bailiff opened the heavy door. Anouk de Wit was twenty-nine, pale, with close-cropped hair and the hollowed-out look of someone who had not slept in days. She wore a gray hoodie, no handcuffs. Two marshals flanked her but kept their distance—as if she were contagious, or radioactive. But I am ordering a closed hearing tomorrow

“Not guilty,” she said. Her voice was steady. “Brave, but stupid

The prosecutor, a young woman named Van der Berg, stood. Her hands trembled slightly as she opened her own folder. “Your Honor, the state’s case is brief. On November 3, the defendant used a modified radio transmitter to inject a false data stream into the control network of the Markermeer sluice complex. She triggered a simulated water level rise of 1.8 meters. The system responded by pre-opening the emergency spillways. Had we not noticed within twelve minutes, the IJsselmeer would have dropped by thirty centimeters—enough to strand cargo ships for a week.”

Meijer looked at Anouk. “Why?”