The second GrayCris assassin, frozen and captured when the team fled the shuttle; her hidden gear yields fresh evidence.
Gerth holds the shuttle crew, Kader, Vibol, Brais, and the wounded Ejiro, in an uneasy standoff, insisting they wait thirty minutes and blaming the storm for the loss of station contact, while secretly awaiting the tractor array's destruction. When Murderbot's diggers loom at the shuttle and Don Abene triggers a staged panic-evacuation, Gerth strides out after the fleeing crew, and Murderbot, now knowing exactly where to look, freezes her powered armor before she can fire. Captured and carried aboard by Miki, she is hauled back to the station as a prisoner alongside Wilken.
Her abandoned gear proves the most valuable prize of all: in a hidden pocket Murderbot later finds identity markers and a distinct memory clip, evidence that deepens the case against GrayCris and helps turn Murderbot toward bringing it all to Dr. Mensah in person.
An augmented-human woman in high-end self-adjusting powered armor, frozen rigid at the moment of capture.
Captured antagonist: the second GrayCris assassin, whose concealed evidence advances the case against the corporation.