Part 130 (1/2)
Scott's article detailed all 54 dGraph Viruses Every wire service and news service in the country picked up the story and reprinted it in their papers and azines Within 24 hours, everyone ned or used a computer had some weapons hich available to hier
Wednesday, January 20 The White House
”So what about this Mason character?” Secretary of State Quinton Chaain overn chaos that Mr homosoto posthumously promised The pre-dawn hours were viewed as an ideal tis without the front door scrutiny of the press
Phil Musgrave pulled a folder from the stack in his lap and opened it ”Born 1953, he had an Archie Bunker for a father but he caainst Nam, asn't; he protested some, but not a leader No real trouble with the law; couple of deht, and then set up his own coand sold out Divorced, no kids Wife is kinda wacky The news business is new to hi noticed fast”
”Is he a risk?”
”The FBI hasn't coation,” said Phil ”If he is a risk, it's buried deep Surface wise, he's clean Only one problem”
”What's that?”
”He's an independent thinker”
”How's he done so far?”
”So far so good”
”So we let hi to help, but I have a sneaky suspicion he'll do better on his oithout our interference
Besides, he prints every da he does”
”What about their identity?”
”No way He will ht now Maybe later”
”What about the FBI friend?”
”The FBI is aware of it, and views it favorably Duncan's rela- tionshi+p has been exclusively personal until recently It see he's working for us and not knowing it?”
”He probably knows it, and probably, like most of the media, doesn't care His job is to report the news It just so happens that we read the same newspapers Let's leave hinal an end to the debate between State policy and the White House Chief of Staff ”Unless anyone can givethat see,” he said, ”let Mason do his job and let us do ours” He looked around the Oval Office for coht it significant enough to pursue Yet ”Next?” The President commanded
Refills of coffee were distributed and the pile of Danishes was shrinking as the
”OSO Industries appears, by all first i to do with the threats” Henry Kennedy was expected to know ations are contin- uing, but we have no reason to suspect a sun”
”One man did all of this?” asked the President skeptically