Chapter 30

“It’s not as good as it sounds,” the guy said. “You’re gonna be overwhelmed with data, and it’ll take a lot of work to sift through the crap for a few nuggets of information.”

“I know somebody who can probably do that for us,” I said.

“There you go. Satisfied?”

“More than,” I said. “Paul?”

“You bet. What do we do now?”

“You just sit quietly and play with your computer for twenty minutes or so. I’ve got a flight to catch. Oh, and about that key-logging program….”

“What about it?” I said.

“It has a limited life span.”

“Meaning?”

“The chain of e-mail accounts involved will expire in sixty days, and with it the flow of information. On the other hand, if your target somehow discovers the key-logger, the flow of information may stop sooner.”

“Fair enough,” I said.

“Are we being watched?” Paul said.

“What do you think?”