Moms in Black by Lois Winston

Author:Lois Winston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lois Winston
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

Gavin Demarco had at least one screw loose, possibly more. Cassandra stared at him in disbelief. “You want me to switch out Michael’s phone? How in the world do you expect me to do that without him noticing? And even if by some chance I did pull off a slight-of-hand miracle, what happens when he notices he’s got the wrong phone?”

“He won’t notice.”

“How could he not? What about all his apps? His contacts? His emails? His texts? They won’t be on the phone I swap for his.”

“They will. At least we hope so if everything works as planned.”

“Hope so? Explain ‘hope so’.” From where she sat this plan of Gavin’s had more holes than a block of Swiss cheese. Holes that matched the ones in his head from the loose screws!

“Liam Hatch has developed a prototype smart phone that will synch up and clone the contents of a targeted phone. We’ll hear every call Schuster makes and see every email and text sent and received, all in real time.”

“Isn’t there malware that already does that?” She remembered seeing a news article recently about spyware that could be inserted into a phone just by sending someone a text with a video link. The recipient didn’t even have to click on the link for the spyware to download into the phone.

Gavin nodded. “This is different. Better. Plus, we’ll be able to track his every move. The phone also contains a kill switch that will render it inoperable should he try to use it as a remote detonator.”

“But not render other phones in the area inoperable?”

“Only those we target, according to Hatch.”

Cassandra shuddered. “I hope he’s as big a genius as you and he claim. In the wrong hands technology like that could wreak havoc.”

“We’re well aware of that, but we’ve got to get a jump on these lone wolf terrorists and militia groups. Their numbers are growing at an alarming rate, and it’s only a matter of time before one of them succeeds in pulling off a massive attack, something far worse than the Boston Marathon bombings. It’s imperative we use whatever technology we have at our disposal to stop them.”

Cassandra felt the need to point out a lesson from history. “If I remember my honors U.S. History class senior year, that was the rationale used to drop the A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

Gavin steepled his fingers. The office grew silent for several beats before he answered her. “As devastating as those bombs were, don’t forget they ended the war. In the long run, the decision to use them saved countless lives.”

“But they also started the arms race and a nuclear proliferation we’re still dealing with,” she argued.

“Which would have happened anyway. It was only a matter of time. I guarantee, the bad guys are already hard at work on a version of the same technology Liam has developed.”

“I suppose that’s probably true.” Frightening but true.

“Anyway, this is not the time for a philosophical debate. We have a terrorist to stop.”

Cassandra sighed. “You’re right, of course.

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