The E-Mail Mystery by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

9. The Vanishing File

“This is serious,” Nancy whispered. Had someone

discovered her snooping and tried to cover his or her

tracks? She went through the directories again to make

sure she hadn't missed the file. It was nowhere to be

found. Clearly, someone had erased it from the hard

drive, hoping to destroy the evidence.

Oh, no, Nancy thought. Bess had said a computer

expert would need the original file to find out who sent

it, and whether it was sent from inside the office or

accessed from outside.

Nancy started to shuffle through the box of floppy

disks she used to copy the files from the hard drive.

Had she made a backup of the log file when she was

copying files yesterday?

Nancy looked at the pile of disks in front of her and

groaned. They were only labeled with the case names,

not the individual files she had copied. One by one, she

began feeding them into the disk drive, calling up the

directories, and reading them slowly. Nothing.

Nothing. Nothing . . .

“Yes!” Nancy said aloud. “I've got it.” Fortunately,

when she printed out the list to show to Bess, she had

made a backup copy of it on a floppy. Now she made a

second backup to be sure she wouldn't lose it.

But who erased the original file from the hard drive?

she asked herself. And why? Someone must have

figured out that I'm onto them. Now I'm sure it's

someone in the office . . . unless someone could erase a

file over the phone lines, too. I've got to check with

Bess and hope she's found us an on-line expert!

At the end of the day Nancy explained to her father

that she would be staying late. “Bess is going to show

me some things about the Internet,” she said. “Not

business, just personal stuff. I hope that's okay.”

“Of course, that's fine. It's after office hours

anyway,” her father said, putting on his coat. “We pay a

monthly fee for our Internet link, so it doesn't matter

how much we use it.”

“Is anybody else working late tonight?” Nancy asked.

“I don't think so,” her father replied. “Blaine and I

both have early court dates tomorrow. You and Bess

will have to lock up. And be cautious, Nancy. I've read

a few articles about the Internet. I don't want a virus to

get into our computer, or have some weirdo track you

girls down.”

“Thanks for your concern, Dad,” Nancy said. “But

don't worry. Bess told me all about how to be careful

on-line.” Nancy smiled. “Besides, I wouldn't give

anyone our home address or telephone number,

anyway—on-line or off-line.”

Nancy decided not to tell him about her phone calls

to the clients who had settled. He was too tired, and he

was concerned about his court appearance the next

day.

Nancy walked her father out to the elevator. The car

arrived and the door opened to reveal Bess. Mr. Drew

gave Bess a quick hug hello. “Have fun, you two,” he

said, entering the car and pressing the button to go

down.

“Hi, Nancy,” Bess said, shrugging off her light

jacket. “Let's go!”

“First, let's lock the office door and turn out the

lights in the reception area,” Nancy said. “We're all

alone here tonight.” She went to the electronic lock

panel located

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