WRAITH CASE STUDY AUGUSTA PINE
IDENTITY SECURITY DIVISION
INTRODUCTION
Humanity has always needed ghosts.
Ghosts have been many things—a reflection of the living, a condemnation of our sins, a hope that our loved ones are still with us. We need ghosts for comfort, for stories, for thrills.
But what most people don’t realize is that we need them for national security.
Ghosts—or wraiths, as we call them—are invaluable to our efforts at the Identity Security Division. In our society of constant surveillance, we require assets and informants to be able to move among the populace without leaving a trace. That is why we recruit from felons who are presumed dead.
In this review, we will examine the actions of Asset 1191809—hereafter referred to as “Augusta Pine.” She is the only minor to ever be brought in as a wraith, and I have been in charge of monitoring her progress.
This case study contains details on the Portland Hostage Crisis,1 as well as several other confidential mission debriefings.2 I have been asked to write this to determine the risks and rewards of recruiting an underage wraith—and whether ISD would be likely to do so again in the future.
Because ghosts can come back to haunt us.