Chapter Sterling

With my mind vying between the meeting with the contractors and my follow-up call with Judge Landers, the last thing I expected was the elevator to stop on two. When it did, I let out a long breath and made my way to the sensor that would open to our command center.

“Should I even ask?” I said as I was met by Patrick. “Where’s Reid?”

“This won’t take long. I just saw it.”

“What?”

He tilted his head toward the computer screen. “Reid has certain traffic cams set for surveillance.”

I looked up. “That’s Judge Lander’s house.”

“Yeah, and Rubio McFadden is in there with her.”

I shook my head. “Fuck, I wanted to believe her.” I’d filled in both Reid and Patrick on my morning conversations.

“I’m not certain that you can’t.”

“Is there any way to listen in?” I asked.

“No, she’s excessively careful.”

“Excessively?”

Patrick laughed. “Yeah, it’s as if she’s lived in this fucking world her whole life and knows that most common technology is vulnerable.”