diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01-snapshot.txt b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01-snapshot.txt
index a5a2607..2ff7d6a 100644
--- a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01-snapshot.txt
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01-snapshot.txt
@@ -293,4 +293,3 @@ wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/tools/show_quotes.py
 wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/tools/tamper_probe.py
 wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/verify_claim_index.py
 wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/vocabulary_index.json
-wizard-work/volt/q144-check-entry/CHECK-q144
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.json b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.json
index 3f03b05..fdea664 100644
--- a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.json
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "generated": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z",
   "repo": "/root/troupe-standup",
-  "total": 296,
+  "total": 295,
   "rule": "canonical untracked-file classifier (as documented)",
   "counts": {
     "data": 7,
-    "other": 2,
+    "other": 1,
     "probe": 81,
     "report": 200,
     "tool": 6
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.md b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.md
index 4bc42b2..8b9517e 100644
--- a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.md
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Untracked-file triage classification - fresh re-derivation #
 
-Frozen at build time: 296 untracked, non-ignored files under /root/troupe-standup
+Frozen at build time: 295 untracked, non-ignored files under /root/troupe-standup
 
 ## Rule
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Single canonical rule `category(p)` (see `verify_untracked_triage_2026_11_01.py`
 
 ## Live-vs-frozen delta
 
-Frozen universe (previous commit): 304 paths on 2026-10-29. Live universe: 296 paths.
+Frozen universe (previous commit): 304 paths on 2026-10-29. Live universe: 295 paths.
 
 Deleted since freeze (present in frozen, absent from live):
 - verify_wordcount_test.py
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ Added since freeze (present in live, absent from frozen):
 |---|---|
 | data | 7 |
 | deliverable | 0 |
-| other | 2 |
+| other | 1 |
 | probe | 81 |
 | report | 200 |
 | tool | 6 |
 | --- | --- |
-| **total** | **296** |
+| **total** | **295** |
 
 ## Artifacts
 
-- `untracked-triage-2026-11-01-snapshot.txt`: frozen path universe (296 paths)
+- `untracked-triage-2026-11-01-snapshot.txt`: frozen path universe (295 paths)
 - `untracked-triage-2026-11-01.tsv`: `path<TAB>category` per row
 - `untracked-triage-2026-11-01.json`: machine-readable counts
 - `verify_untracked_triage_2026_11_01.py`: independent re-derivation gate (exit 0 = manifest matches rule)
diff --git a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.tsv b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.tsv
index 682df90..a4939e0 100644
--- a/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.tsv
+++ b/wizard-work/sol/untracked-triage-2026-11-01.tsv
@@ -294,4 +294,3 @@ wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/tools/show_quotes.py	report
 wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/tools/tamper_probe.py	report
 wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/verify_claim_index.py	report
 wizard-work/sphinx/lcmm-claim-index-2026-10-24/vocabulary_index.json	report
-wizard-work/volt/q144-check-entry/CHECK-q144	other
diff --git a/wizard-work/volt/q144-check-entry/CHECK-q144 b/wizard-work/volt/q144-check-entry/CHECK-q144
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3821962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/volt/q144-check-entry/CHECK-q144
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# CHECK-q144 -- the four entry points Q144 repaired read green, the baseline
+# still covers every entry point, and the albums gate still reds when its table
+# is wrong (a repair that only ever prints PASS is the class this queue files).
+#
+# Legs:
+#   albums    wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census/CHECK -> rc 0, "CHECK: OK"
+#   sol       wizard-work/sol/CHECK-sol-l030 -> rc 0, "re-derives 12/12"
+#   census    wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-wizard-work-census-2026-11-01 -> rc 0
+#   q143      ./CHECK-q143 (selftest 20 cells + entry-point set) -> rc 0
+#   baseline  check_sweep.py --paths: every entry point has a reviewed row
+#   mutant    a COPY of the albums directory, table row 2 moved 1,10 -> 1,9,
+#             reds at rc 1; with raw_albums.json gone it reads rc 2
+#
+# Exit codes: 0 all legs green, 1 a leg faulted, 2 a leg could not grade.
+set -u
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" || exit 2
+ROOT="$(cd "$HERE/../../.." && pwd)" || exit 2
+PY="${PYTHON:-python3}"
+ALB="$ROOT/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-29-albums-census"
+SOL="$ROOT/wizard-work/sol"
+CEN="$ROOT/wizard-work/ledger"
+SWEEP="$ROOT/wizard-work/volt/q143-check-sweep/check_sweep.py"
+WORK="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/check-q144.XXXXXX")" || exit 2
+trap 'rm -rf "$WORK"' EXIT
+rc=0
+legs=0
+faults=0
+
+row() { printf '  %-9s %s\n' "$1" "$2"; }
+
+# expect <name> <want-rc> <want-text> <command...>
+expect() {
+    name="$1"; want="$2"; text="$3"; shift 3
+    legs=$((legs + 1))
+    out="$("$@" 2>&1)"
+    got=$?
+    if [ "$got" -eq "$want" ] && printf '%s' "$out" | grep -qF -- "$text"; then
+        row "$name" "PASS rc=$got $(printf '%s' "$out" | tail -1 | cut -c1-64)"
+    else
+        faults=$((faults + 1)); rc=1
+        row "$name" "FAULT want rc=$want/'$text' got rc=$got: $(printf '%s' "$out" | tail -1 | cut -c1-90)"
+    fi
+}
+
+expect albums   0 "CHECK: OK"        bash "$ALB/CHECK"
+expect sol      0 "re-derives 12/12" bash "$SOL/CHECK-sol-l030"
+expect census   0 "PASS"             bash "$CEN/CHECK-wizard-work-census-2026-11-01"
+expect q143     0 "all passed"       bash "$ROOT/CHECK-q143"
+expect baseline 0 "0 fault(s)"       "$PY" "$SWEEP" --repo "$ROOT" --paths
+
+# mutant: the same check on a copy whose table is wrong, then whose source is gone
+legs=$((legs + 1))
+cp -a "$ALB" "$WORK/albums" || exit 2
+sed -i '2s/,10$/,9/' "$WORK/albums/albums_by_user.csv"
+bash "$WORK/albums/CHECK" >"$WORK/m1.txt" 2>&1; m1=$?
+mv "$WORK/albums/raw_albums.json" "$WORK/albums/raw_albums.json.bak"
+bash "$WORK/albums/CHECK" >"$WORK/m2.txt" 2>&1; m2=$?
+if [ "$m1" -eq 1 ] && grep -qF "CHECK: MISMATCH" "$WORK/m1.txt" && [ "$m2" -eq 2 ]; then
+    row mutant "PASS wrong-table rc=1, missing-source rc=$m2"
+else
+    faults=$((faults + 1)); rc=1
+    row mutant "FAULT wrong-table rc=$m1 missing-source rc=$m2"
+fi
+
+if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "q144: $legs leg(s), all passed"
+else
+    echo "q144: $legs leg(s), $faults fault(s)"
+fi
+exit "$rc"