diff --git a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/README.md b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/README.md
index 59d36ad132..a6818fde36 100644
--- a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/README.md
+++ b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/README.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ python3 -I -B research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/check_export.py
 ```
 
 Expected: `PASS_T74_LOW_ALIAS_WIDTH_CAP 1687/1000000 patterns 1163 ... rejecting_controls 8`
-and `PASS_T74_WIDTH_CAP_EXPORT controls 4`.
+and `PASS_T74_WIDTH_CAP_EXPORT controls 8`.
 
 The package also registers its commands for the repository replay hook:
 
@@ -152,6 +152,17 @@ stock/precision contract is established here. The cap concerns the primitive
 recurrence b; applying it to an outer κ requires that outer construction's
 inherited b-to-κ relationship.
 
+The arithmetic loader executes the exact source bytes checked against
+`INPUTS.json`, without consulting Python bytecode caches. `-B` alone suppresses
+cache writes but still permits cache reads. Four export controls install
+conflicting timestamp or unchecked-hash caches and replay in both normal and
+optimized mode; every run must retain the original receipt and leave the export
+unchanged. This repairs the same source/cache distinction identified in the
+related [PR2766](https://github.com/CrocSwap/integer-mult-bounds/pull/2766).
+[PR2553](https://github.com/CrocSwap/integer-mult-bounds/pull/2553) isolates the
+registered runner's cache namespace; this fix also covers direct verifier calls.
+The arithmetic source, inputs, dual and expected mathematical receipt are unchanged.
+
 ## Open next questions
 
 1. **Can an anticipatory alias keep its lender narrow?** The 32 low aliases
diff --git a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/VERIFY.json b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/VERIFY.json
index 521f2e533e..12066fd9bc 100644
--- a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/VERIFY.json
+++ b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/VERIFY.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "{package}/check_export.py"
       ],
       "timeout_seconds": 60,
-      "checks": "Standalone read-only export, no-clobber, input and receipt tamper rejection."
+      "checks": "Standalone read-only export, no-clobber, input and receipt tamper rejection. Four source/bytecode binding controls: timestamp and unchecked-hash caches under normal and optimized Python."
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/check_export.py b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/check_export.py
index 73a62e723a..5f0f79fad4 100644
--- a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/check_export.py
+++ b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/check_export.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Verify source-only read-only replay, evidence binding and no-clobber."""
+import importlib.util
+import py_compile
+import struct
 import hashlib
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -26,6 +29,40 @@ def replay(root, *args):
                           cwd=root.parent, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
 
 
+def check_bytecode_caches(root):
+    """Cached code must not replace the authenticated arithmetic source."""
+    source = root / 'vendor/fine_moment.py'
+    original = source.read_bytes()
+    stamp = source.stat()
+    cache_dir = source.parent / '__pycache__'
+    # This root is a new source-only export: no existing cache may be removed.
+    need(not cache_dir.exists(), 'unexpected cache in fresh export')
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='t74-cache-control-') as tmp:
+        wrong_source = Path(tmp) / 'wrong.py'
+        wrong_source.write_text("raise RuntimeError('UNAUTHENTICATED_BYTECODE_EXECUTED')\n")
+        for mode in (py_compile.PycInvalidationMode.TIMESTAMP,
+                     py_compile.PycInvalidationMode.UNCHECKED_HASH):
+            for optimized in (False, True):
+                cache = Path(importlib.util.cache_from_source(
+                    str(source), optimization='1' if optimized else ''))
+                cache.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+                py_compile.compile(str(wrong_source), cfile=str(cache), dfile=str(source),
+                                   doraise=True, optimize=int(optimized), invalidation_mode=mode)
+                if mode == py_compile.PycInvalidationMode.TIMESTAMP:
+                    data = bytearray(cache.read_bytes())
+                    data[8:16] = struct.pack('<II', int(stamp.st_mtime) & 0xffffffff,
+                                            stamp.st_size & 0xffffffff)
+                    cache.write_bytes(data)
+                before = snapshot(root)
+                command = [sys.executable, '-I'] + (['-O'] if optimized else [])
+                result = subprocess.run(command + ['-B', str(root / 'verify.py')],
+                                        cwd=root.parent, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
+                need(result.returncode == 0, 'cached code replaced pinned source: ' + result.stderr)
+                need(snapshot(root) == before, 'cache control changed source or cached bytes')
+                need(source.read_bytes() == original, 'cache control changed pinned source')
+    shutil.rmtree(cache_dir)
+
+
 def main():
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='t74-width-cap-') as temp:
         dst = Path(temp)/'standalone'
@@ -45,6 +82,8 @@ def main():
         result = replay(dst, '--record', dst/'EXPECTED.json')
         need(result.returncode != 0 and 'receipt already exists' in result.stderr, 'overwrite accepted')
         need(snapshot(dst) == before, 'overwrite changed receipt')
+        check_bytecode_caches(dst)
+        need(snapshot(dst) == before, 'bytecode controls changed export')
         source = dst/'inputs/pr2269-profile.json'
         old = source.read_bytes(); source.write_bytes(old+b' ')
         result = replay(dst)
@@ -55,7 +94,7 @@ def main():
         receipt.write_text(json.dumps(changed))
         result = replay(dst)
         need(result.returncode != 0 and 'receipt mismatch' in result.stderr, 'altered expected result accepted')
-    print('PASS_T74_WIDTH_CAP_EXPORT controls 4')
+    print('PASS_T74_WIDTH_CAP_EXPORT controls 8')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/verify.py b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/verify.py
index fa9db8b30b..b1fdf9e3e0 100644
--- a/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/verify.py
+++ b/research/t74-low-alias-width-cap/verify.py
@@ -145,10 +145,11 @@ def geometry(plan):
     return dict(sorted(stock.items()))
 
 
-def power_engine():
+def power_engine(source_bytes):
     spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('width_cap_moment', ROOT/'vendor/fine_moment.py')
     module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    # Execute the bytes authenticated by run(), never an unrelated .pyc cache.
+    exec(compile(source_bytes, str(ROOT/'vendor/fine_moment.py'), 'exec'), module.__dict__)
     # Same directed algorithm and explicit tails; this coarse bound needs no
     # 3000-digit endpoint. Integer fallback suffices in the standard library.
     module.SH = 256
@@ -199,9 +200,11 @@ def rejected(label, action):
 
 def run():
     pins = read(ROOT/'INPUTS.json')
+    verified = {}
     for entry in pins['sources']:
         data = (ROOT/entry['path']).read_bytes()
         need(hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() == entry['sha256'], 'source digest: '+entry['path'])
+        verified[entry['path']] = data
         if 'uncompressed_sha256' in entry:
             need(hashlib.sha256(gzip.decompress(data)).hexdigest() == entry['uncompressed_sha256'], 'uncompressed digest')
     extra = read(ROOT/'inputs/word80-extra.json.gz')
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ def run():
     plan = read(ROOT/'inputs/pr2269-plan.json.gz')
     stock = geometry(plan)
     dual = read(ROOT/'DUAL.json')
-    engine = power_engine()
+    engine = power_engine(verified['vendor/fine_moment.py'])
     result = certify(local, inventory, stock, dual, engine)
     parent = {int(k): v for k, v in read(ROOT/'inputs/pr2269-profile.json').items()}
     _, parent_hi = engine.moment(73, 66304, list(parent.items()), Q(dual['threshold']))