Rogue Agent by Charlie Moore

Author:Charlie Moore [Moore, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
Amazon: B00IU5ACYG
Publisher: Charlie MOORE
Published: 2014-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

"IF THERE IS 'THE HUNTER,' THERE MUST ALSO BE 'THE HUNTED'."

THE BOOK OF SEEKAY

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Smith inserted the short end of the L-shaped torque wrench into the bottom of the keyway. The lock was a standard residential Schlage deadbolt tumbler lock. He inserted the half-diamond hook pick gently, and carefully identified the six pins within the locking mechanism.

Applying a clockwise tension on the cylinder with the torque wrench, he tested the stiffness and return of each pin. It was slow work, and most younger agents tended toward the raking or bump key approach, but for Smith, those agents were inept.

Smith quickly became familiar with the lock's characteristics, exploited the sensitivity of his surgical steel torque wrench, and systematically set the first three pins.

He could have raked or brushed the pins, it would have been faster, but he knew it would also have delivered the telltale jimmying noise of manipulating the lock, and on closer examination after the fact, the tumblers would demonstrate markings of a forced entry. As the fourth pin was maneuvered into position, he appreciated the skill he had developed.

Adjusting the torque with a practiced precision in his dominant hand, Smith felt the fifth pin set into position. One more to go.

The woman was home. From his position at the back door, he could hear water running through the old copper pipes. She was in the master bedroom en suite, in the shower. From across the road, he had watched the house and surrounding yard through an infrared heat signature scope. One of Zelig's men was still there, monitoring for unexpected visitors. Smith didn't expect any interruptions any time soon, but it was slightly comforting to know he had eyes and ears on the outside, just in case.

According to Zelig, she had a daughter, sixteen years old. She was not home. Zelig wanted this woman to talk. To talk about who Katie Jones was, and the relationship she shared with her. It was clear to Smith that Katie was indeed Shirin Reyes. Zelig believed it, too, but he had to be sure.

If what Gerald Maier had discovered was true, the government, the world, was about to change forever. He had delivered the audio file of Gerald's interrogation along with a copy of the flash drive files to the old man. He would no doubt be able to decipher its truth or falsity. The big picture was important, but for now, Smith had other things on his mind.

The sixth pin set into position. Slowly, silently, Smith turned the locking cylinder all the way. The bolt retracted into its frame. Without a sound, Smith entered Robyn Mills’ home.

He closed the door behind him, re-engaged the lock, then stood still, listening. He didn't move for two minutes. Just wanted to understand his surroundings intimately, to sense and feel every sound and movement before making his way through the house.

He could hear the shower running. From the pattern of water falling, there was someone in the stall. There was no other sound in the house.

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