Part 79 (1/2)
”Stranger things have happened, Mr Dobbs” Duncan tried to be soothing ”The demands, ere they?”
”They want three ive away our company secrets to our competitors
We don't have the cash”
Duncan felt for thethe FBI could have done to help No demands, no recontacts, and no leads, just a lot of suspicion But, now, the Bureau was in a position to help
”Mr Dobbs, rest assured, ill pursue this case aggressively
We will assign you two of our top agents, and, in cases like this, we are quite successful” Duncan's upbeat tone waselse deo to the police”
”You haven't told anyone, have you?” Duncan asked
”No, not even s, then I will introduce you to some fine men ill help you Do you know anyone else who is in your position? Other people who are being blackmailed in similar ways?”
Dobbs shuffled his feet under the chair, and picked at the edge of the chair Duncan hit a raw nerve
”Mr Dobbs, I don't want naeneral question Do you know others?”
”Yes,” Dobbs said almost silently
”Do you knowould pan out into a viable theory
”No, not exactly”
”Is it five? Ten? More than Ten? Twenty-five? More than twenty- five?” Dobbs nodded suddenly
”Do you h what you're going through? Twenty five?” Tyrone was incredulous at the prospects The ate that many cases would totally overwhelered him Twenty five, all at once
”Yeah At least”
”I know you can't tell ht offer a few
”No But, look at their stocks They're not doing well Our co the best of the deal”
Twenty five cases in New York alone, and he knows of at least 6 others, so far The rekindled blackmail operation, afterthe et And how could the FBI handle it all Poor bastard Poor us
Tuesday, December 15 New York
It was before 8:00 AM and Scott cursed hi at his office at this unGodly hour He had found the last piece of the puzzle, didn't sleep very ear before 6:00 Scott couldn't remember the last ti round the long way He scurried past security, shaking his ID card as he flew through the closing doors on the express elevator The office hadn't yet co McGuire was available without a wait or interruption
”I need so
”Yeah, so?” Doug sounded exasperated with Scott's constant requests for anized desk