The Blackwood Files - File One: Family Secrets by Reid Terri

Author:Reid, Terri [Reid, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Published: 2015-12-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-three

The lights were low, and yoga music was playing softly in the background. The rest of the office was deserted, and her computer was whirling its way through the magic of the internet, unlocking gates and obstacles with the ease of a master hacker. Niki Jhang was in her element. Leaning back in her chair, her keyboard in her lap, Niki slipped through security blocks and accessed the files and records she needed to accomplish her sleight of hand. Playing off a hunch, Niki had first slipped into Cook County birth records and found that the social security number Brooke had been assigned when she was a newborn was not the same one she used today. Niki had thought Reece would not have wanted any links back to Brooke’s birth, and she’d been right. Using her original social security number, Niki opened new accounts for Brooke, changing her last name to Blackwood and moving most of the money in her checking, savings and 401k accounts to new ones, away from the reach of Reece Callahan.

Niki decided to leave some money in each of the old accounts so Reece wouldn’t initially be suspicious. Leaning forward in her chair, she grabbed her glass of sparkling water and sipped thoughtfully as she reviewed the screen before her. She’d gone in and out without leaving a trail. She was sure of that. But it wasn’t foolproof. Someone who knew what they were doing would be able to tell the accounts had been hacked.

She sighed and sipped again. “Okay, how many laws do I want to break tonight?” she whispered.

She thought about Reece’s behavior and shook her head. “There’s got to be something out there that will explain it,” she said. “And the more we know, the better prepared we’re going to be.”

Placing her glass back on the desk, she leaned back in her chair and started working. Accessing their system, she plotted a path through the web through a number of different servers, changing her virtual identity a number of times and finally routing through a server out of Poland. Then she began her investigation, first through the server at the Chicago Police Department accessing any emails from Reece. Following the IP address from those records, she moved up the line, accessing other information about Reece until she was able to hack into his email service. “Okay, Reece,” she whispered, leaning forward in her chair. “Let’s see what you’ve got hiding in here.”

She did a search through his email using terms that were often used to replace key words government web crawlers used to look for fraud and possible terrorist activity. “Really, Reece, really?” she said, shaking her head in disgust. “Package? Your people couldn’t be more creative than package?”

She clicked on the email and scanned the body.

Judge,

The final steps are in place for delivery of the package we spoke about at our last meeting. I am impressed by both your organization and your devotion to the cause of true justice and ultimate liberty.

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