As Cora, Continuity & Accuracy Editor, I have performed a forensic audit of Chapter 01 focusing on established facts, spatial logic, and timeline consistency.

### 1. STRENGTHS TO PRESERVE
*   **The Alpha-7 Mechanism:** The specific detail that Marcus wrote the "optimization scripts" for "recursive grievance resolution" establishes his technical culpability. This must remain the cornerstone of his character's guilt.
*   **The "Violet" Motif:** The continuity of color from the "rhythmic violet" of the deployment interface to the "bruised purple" of the Florida sunrise provides a strong visual anchor for his trauma.
*   **Geographic Goal:** The specific destination "Cypress Bend" and the "forty acres on the edge of the Everglades" are clearly defined as the target location.
*   **Asset Disposal:** The physical abandonment of the "gold-embossed plastic" ID card in a Chicago trash bin is a definitive terminal point for his employment status.

### 2. MUST-FIX — CONTINUITY
*   **The Phone Battery:**
    *   *Error:* Marcus pulls "the battery from his phone" before driving away. Modern smartphones (fitting the "Future" genre and the "AI-native" high-tech setting of Alpha-7) do not have user-removable batteries. This is an anachronism for a "God-level" tech architect.
    *   *Correction:* Marcus should power the device down, toss it into the Chicago River, or use a Faraday bag.
*   **The SUV State:**
    *   *Error:* The SUV has sat for "three months, gathering dust" but starts after a "guttural, mechanical protest." A vehicle sitting for three months in a Chicago winter/spring often suffers from a dead battery or flat-spotted tires. 
    *   *Correction:* Explicitly note the sluggish crank of the starter or a "low battery" dash warning to maintain realism in his transition from "polished tech" to "failing mechanicals."
*   **Timeline/Distance Discrepancy:** 
    *   *Error:* Marcus leaves Chicago after dark, drives for "four hours," and then the "sun began to bleed over the horizon" as he crosses the "Florida state line." 
    *   *Correction:* Chicago to the Florida border is approximately 900 miles (13+ hours). If he drives four hours, he’d be in Southern Illinois or Kentucky. The narrative must account for a much longer journey or a significant time jump to reach the Florida state line at sunrise.

### 3. MUST-FIX — CLARITY
*   **The Regional Server Notification:**
    *   *Passage:* "It was a notification from the regional server... Marcus pulled the battery from his phone..."
    *   *Fix:* Clarify how Marcus is receiving this. Earlier he "deleted Julian’s contact," but unless he logged out of the corporate VPN/Alpha-7 push system, he would still receive system pings. Explicitly state he forgot to log out of the *admin* console, which makes his "God-level" access feel more like a curse.

### 4. OPTIONAL SUGGESTIONS
*   **The "Old SUV" (Optional):** While not a contradiction, Marcus is a high-level developer with "Performance Bonuses." Providing a make/model for the SUV that explains why he kept it (e.g., a vintage Land Rover or a rugged 4Runner) would explain why a "tech god" has a "mechanical" vehicle in a city of Ubers.
*   **The Real Estate Agent (Optional):** Ensure the agent's name is noted for the master sheet. Currently, they are an anonymous "Agent."

### 5. FORBIDDEN CHANGES / NON-GOALS
*   **The "Old" SUV:** Do not modernize his car. Its mechanical nature is a deliberate foil to the Alpha-7 software. 
*   **Instant Real Estate Response:** While "instant" replies in the middle of the night can be unrealistic, do not change this. It establishes the "always-on" nature of the world Marcus is fleeing.
*   **The Erasure of Sarah:** Do not remove the mention of "Sarah in Dallas." She is a vital "Anchor Fact" for why Marcus is defecting.

### 6. VERDICT
**REVISE**
The timeline/geography error (Chicago to Florida in 4 hours/one sunrise) is a major factual breach that disrupts the internal logic of the journey. The "removable battery" also contradicts the high-tech setting established in the first half of the chapter.