Part 56 (1/2)
”Jesus,” Duncan said quietly conte the implications
”Most people believe that their computers are private If they knew that their innerbroadcast for anyone to hear, it e their behavior a little”
Scott had had the time to think about the impact if this was made public
”No shi+t Sherlock Itin on our coet tougher every day” Duncan snapped hio from here?”
Scott was prepared He had a final bo his request ”There are a couple of things that uy could put together the amount of information that I have I've told you how ests a lot more than one person involved I don't kno many, that's your job
”Two, these black the co the inforets and let theer so secret Then three, they have been probably sending the information to other people, on paper Like me and the National Expose I have no idea if any others are receiving sies What I see here, is a coordinated effort to”
Scott held Tyrone's complete attention
”You still haven't told me what you need Lay it on me, buddy
There can't be much more”
”Doesn't it make sense that if we had one van, and the equipment inside, we could trace it down, and maybe see if there really are other Van Eck vans out there? For an operation that's this large, there would have to be a back up, a contingency”
The exciteot louder
”Shhhh” Tyrone cautioned ”The trains have ears I don't go for conspiracy theories, I never have Right now all we have is raw, uncorrelated data No proof Just circu to do with each other”
”Bullshi+t Look at this” Scott opened up his briefcase and handed a file folder to Tyrone
”What is it? Looks like a news story, thatuhyou wrote and, it's about so deal” Duncan closed the folder ”What does this have to do with anything?”
”This Yes, I wrote the story Two days ago It hasn't been printed yet” Scott took the folder back ”I found this copy in the van that recked two days ago It was Van Eck'ed fro me and my computer”
”Noait a second There are a hundred possible answers You could have lost a copy or soot it fro either to himself or to Scott Scott smirked as Tyrone tried to justify the unbelievable
”You want to play?” Scott asked
”I think I'd better If this is for real, no one has any priva- cy anymore”
”I know I don't”
Chapter 14
Sunday, November 29 Columbia University, New York
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Ahmed Shah reacted with pure intellectual detachment to the deba- cle on Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street Jesef was a martyr, as much of one as those who had sacrificed their lives in the Great War against Iraq He had to make a report From his home, in the Spanish Harlem district of the upper West Side of Manhattan, 3 blocks from his Columbia University office, he wheeled over to his computer that was always on
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