Chapter 4
The least I could do while I waited for him was to make him dinner. Goopy carbonara was my specialty.
I checked the fridge but being a cop myself, I knew I wouldn’t find much. We seemed to survive on cold pizza and beer, of which there was plenty in the fridge! Ben was adamant it was not a good idea for me to go out but no one knew me in this corner of the woods and a quick trip to the grocer would be over before he knew it.
I checked to make sure he had plenty of coffee too as I knew we would need it. There would be some all nighters coming up.
I wondered how he was going with this mysterious bunch of guys. Of the grid, he said. More like hiding from the law I bet. But then again, I had my seedy sources too. We might not like it but sometimes it’s all you had to point you in the right direction....
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“Thanks Decker, I wouldn’t ask if I had the means myself”. Ben tried not to look over to see what the other two were working on. The less he knew what they had their fingers in the better he could sleep at night.
They were what was known in hacker speak as grey hats, bouncing between good and evil in their hacking prowess. Decker was like Luke from Star Wars: he wanted to be with the force, but Darth Vader kept calling him to the dark side.
“I know how these guys operate Ben. We’re just gonna shine a light for you and get out. I don’t wanna tangle with those Camorra sharks and if you value what you got, neither do you.”
“I hear you but I got no choice on this one. All I need is to get a bead on this scumbag and your job is done.” I was with Decker on this one, I wanted to get it done and get out but my cop sense was already telling me loud and clear that this whole thing was going to get ugly....
