EQUITY & INVESTMENT 8

As quickly as the second phase was being set up, it was being attacked. In another room in another place, the enemies of the system gathered with determined purpose. Around the flickering computer screen, Saunders, Susan, and the Chief stood watching, their faces tense and obsessed. They knew they were on to something.

“See!” said the Chief, pointing to the answer provided by their robotic friend. The question had been relatively simple – ‘in a given area, list how many claimants have the same landlord?’

Susan bit her lip with tension and excitement.

“97 claimants have the same landlord,” she said, stating the obvious, knowing no one was really listening to her.

Saunders was next to speak. A cautious man, he instinctively reacted against the excitement of the moment.