When I did the Mayan Cutters backstory and how he was dealt with for one of the Missions I wrote, I said that the Contract turnover occurred in January of 2072. Ghost Cartels takes place in '71 over a period of months, I believe, and Lone Star still has the contract during that. Seattle 2071 takes place in '72, obviously. While tehre's no hard data, having the break be at the end of December made sense. The transition happened over the holidays, and then Knight Errant kicked it into high gear to make their mark, helping squash the Tempo market as well as finally catching the Mayan Cutter after a more than 2 year reign of terror.
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