The Silencer by Mike Ryan

Author:Mike Ryan [Ryan, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

7

Recker and Jones had just had dinner in the office, fast food, as they’d often had in the past week. After finishing, they each went to different computers, working on different projects.

“Do you think it was wise to engage Ms. Hendricks in conversation?” Jones asked, typing on his keyboard.

“Well I didn’t have much choice, David. She’d seen me on three different occasions and approached me. Not much I could do.”

“And here I thought someone with your expertise and experience could avoid detection by a simple pediatric nurse,”

Recker didn’t really have a comeback, “Hey, you made a joke.” He gave Jones a look of mock annoyance. “I’m a little rusty OK! It’s been a while.”

“So it would seem.”

Recker laughed. “Ouch!” He sat quietly tapping away at the keyboard before he spoke again. “It might work out for the better. It’s always easier to keep someone under surveillance who knows what the stakes are and willingly knows and allows it.”

“I just worry about your cover.”

“It’s fine. She thinks her father sent me to look after her. That should hold up since it doesn’t appear that they’re very close and don’t talk often.”

“I hope you’re correct.”

“Don’t worry about her. She’s fine.”

“I’ll take your word for it.”

“Besides, she may come in handy for us after her case is over,” Recker said.

Jones stopped typing and swiveled his chair around to look at his partner. “What do you mean?”

“She’s a nurse, right?”

“I’m failing to see your point.”

“At some point, a nurse might be a good idea to have around in case of emergencies.”

“I don’t know about that.” Jones sounded worried.

“I dunno. I figure at some point, if we wind up doing this for years, it’s a decent possibility that I might get hurt eventually, or even shot.”

“And you think it’d be wise to bring Ms. Hendricks into the fold for that purpose?”

“Not bring her into the fold. She doesn’t have to be in on what we’re doing. Just keeping her as a contact in case of emergency. After all, me going to a hospital in such a case is risky business.”

“You’ve gotten out of there before.”

“How many times you think I can do that?”

“How did you do that in London, anyway?”

“Found a contact with a less than reputable reputation. I’ll tell you about it another time. Let’s just say he trusted the CIA even less than I did, which made him the perfect contact.”

“Well, as far as Ms. Hendricks, I’ll follow your lead. If you think she’s necessary.”

“Not necessary. Just someone we can trust. One thing you learn as a CIA black op is that if you don’t have a few people you can trust when your life’s in danger…you won’t last very long.”

Jones turned back to his computer and continued typing away, alternating between the laptop and the desktop. They kept banging away at their respective computers for several hours. Just as the time reached nine o’clock, Jones stopped, seeing something on the screen that stopped him in his tracks.

“Oh dear,” Jones said suddenly, sounding deeply concerned.

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