Covert Crossings by Frank Lazorishak

Author:Frank Lazorishak [Lazorishak, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-20T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 47

And we wait.

* * *

FedEx delivers the new bad guys phone about ten a.m. They’re moving up in the world. It’s an iPhone 8. Complete with case. I tape a yellow piece of paper with a big B to its back. I seriously consider beating their old flip phone to death with my five-pound hand sledge. It represents everything that’s wrong with this whole scenario.

But I decide to be good guys with the bad guys phone. I pick up my G phone, also an iPhone 8, and text the number of my new B phone to Mike. In a few minutes I get a text back. “Thank you, Captain. We’ll call you in an hour. Emma.”

* * *

In exactly an hour, my G iPhone 8 rings. “Hello?”

“Hi Captain. It’s Emma. Is this a good time?”

“As good as any. What do we do?”

“You’ll need a sharp knife, a paper clip, small Philips head and regular screwdrivers, a pair of small long nose pliers, and maybe a magnifier or eye loupe. Depends on how good your eyes are. I’ll call you back. Is fifteen minutes long enough to gather your tools?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Bye.”

* * *

In exactly fifteen minutes, my G phone rings. “Hello.”

“Hi Captain. Emma, again. And I’ve got James here with me. James is our phone wizard.”

“Hi guys.”

A new voice. “Hi, Captain. So that I know what you’ve got, I’d like you to send me a couple of pictures. OK?”

“I can do that. What number do I text them to?”

“Here’s what I want you to do. Hang up. Open their flip phone. Take a closeup picture of the front, and another of the back. Text them to Mike’s number. I’ll call you back.”

I do as I’m told. And I’m very careful when choosing phones. I now have four cell phones: regular Verizon iPhone, good guys iPhone with a green “G,” new bad guys iPhone with a yellow “B,” and old bad guys flip phone with a white “B.” I take pictures of the B flip phone with the G iPhone. I text them to Mike’s number.

* * *

In five minutes, my G iPhone rings. James again. “This is going to be easy. Are you ready?”

“Let me put you on speaker so I have both hands free.”

“Okay. First power down the flip phone.”

“How do I do that?”

“Hold down the red button above the 3 until the display says ‘Turning Off.’”

“Done.”

“Now close the phone and set it on your desk with the back facing you and the hinge up.”

“Done.”

“Now insert a very small screw driver or knife point into the slot opposite the hinge, and pop off the back.”

“Give me a minute... Done.”

“Remove the battery. It should lift right out.”

“It did.”

“You can now see the SIM card. There is a small hole just above it. Insert the tip of the paper clip in the hole, push gently, and use your fingernail to slide the SIM card down and out.”

“Wait... It’s out.”

“And your flip phone is now officially ‘destroyed.’ Well done.”

“Great. Now what?”

“I’m going to give you back to Emma.

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