Deja Diva by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2020-08-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

After I left Zimmerman Academy, I headed toward the sheriff’s office. I’d slipped the note I’d found at the Zoo in my bag with the thought of asking Zak about it later, although I’d discarded the envelope that had come with that first note not knowing it was important. I made a copy of both sheets of paper with the shapes but left the original notes and envelope with Salinger. He promised to dust them for prints and let me know what he found. I then headed to the boathouse to pick Catherine up. I hadn’t seen Ellie since Wednesday, so I had quite the story to share.

“Oh my gosh. Are you serious?” Ellie demanded after Charlie settled in to play with Eli, Catherine, and Alya, and I filled her in on Fake Zoe and the series of events that had taken place over the past few days.

“I’m afraid I am,” I said. “To be honest, the way everything has unfolded, I feel like I’m caught up in a whirlpool that I can’t find my way out of.” I took in a deep breath and blew it out slowly. “The one good thing to come out of this is that we found Marlow safe and unharmed, but I hate to even consider what Zak might be going through. I’m not sure what is going to happen if he can’t find a way to shut down the virus.”

“Can’t he just shut down the whole system?” Ellie asked.

“No. I have to be honest, I don’t really understand how the whole thing works, but Alex tried to explain it to me in simple terms when I spoke to her on the phone. According to Alex, Zak’s security system is set up with a series of barriers or gates. The virus, which we believe was planted by Fake Zoe, is systematically working its way through the system, opening each gate, and then moving onto another. Once all the gates are open, the person who planted the virus will theoretically be able to access everything Zak had secured behind those gates.”

“That sounds bad.”

“It is bad. Not only does Zak have sensitive information relating to his business customers, but he works with the government as well, which means that a breach of the system could be catastrophic.” I glanced at the clock on the wall. “I should get home. There’s nothing I can do to help, but I feel like I should be there.”

“Is Alex working with Zak?” Ellie asked.

I nodded. “Zak, Alex, and Pi are all working as hard and as fast as they can. I suppose that if they aren’t able to stay ahead of it, Zak knows others in the field he can call in to help, but I suspect he’s trying to keep this quiet so as not to cause a panic.”

“That’s probably a good idea,” Ellie said. “A bunch of customers up in arms and demanding an explanation, as well as assurances, will only serve to distract Zak from what he really needs to be doing.

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