In his antepenultimate briefing the Agent received a warning that was also a challenge, for his handlers knew him well. Nobody who had attempted to infiltrate Hades (Group? Platform?Database? If his bosses' bosses' bosses knew they hadn't said) had ever returned.
Thus motivated, the Agent succeeded.
In his penultimate briefing the Agent was told by a member of the Hades group what the platform they ran maintained a database of. Less than seventy million people died every year: most of their causes easily found; the chain of responsibilities not hard to ascertain. The Agent was easily convinced of the database' accuracy and shown a list of names and faces his handlers had to account for. The list could have scrolled down for a long time but it did not have to.
In his last briefing the Agent, having added his knowledge and contacts to Hades' own, was given a gun and a list. It was not a long list. It wasn't short either. After a few minutes a shot was heard and with a last entry the list was closed.
(Originally posted on my blog.)