Sweepers by P. T. Deutermann

Author:P. T. Deutermann [Deutermann, P. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Murder, Adventure Stories, Revenge, Murder - Virginia - Reston, United States - Intelligence Specialists
ISBN: 9780312964474
Google: IPlE1PdSrEgC
Amazon: 0312964471
Goodreads: 21298
Published: 1998-01-01T13:00:00+00:00

“Mr. von Rensel,” Carpenter asked, “you remember those things I was going to order you not to do, when we last discussed this matter?.”

“Yes, sir, but-“

Carpenter cut him off. “Right. Execute.” The other thing I told you that I did want you to do remains in effect.”

Train was momentarily baffled. “The other thing.” Then he renyembered.

Keep Karen safe. “Oh, right,” he said.

“Good. I don’t think ‘we need to discuss this matter any further. Karen, you’ve been through a truly harrowing experience. I suggest you take a couple of days’ leave. In fact, I insist on it. You, too, Mr. von Rensel. How about we see you both back here, say Monday? You’ve both been through a lot.”

“What about Admiral Sherman?” Karen protested.

“What do we do if he gets in touch with us?”

“Refer any calls from Admiral Sherman to my office.

Captain Pennington will be instructing the IR yeomen to do the same.”

Then Mccarty was standing up, indicating the meeting was over. The admiral looked at both of them as they stood before his desk. “I’m sure it hasn’t escaped your attention that there are currents in this case moving above your respective pay grades,’ as the saying goes. Above my pay grade, for that matter. You both did well. You two were very lucky yesterday. Now I think it’s time to observe the golden rule about following orders when you don’t understand the reasons behind those orders: You must assume your boss knows something you don’t, okay?

Captain Mccarty will let you know if there are any new developments.

Thank you both. That’s all.”

After the door closed behind Karen and Train, Admiral Carpenter instructed his yeoman to hold all calls. He then went to his computer desk and entered the JAG archive system.

A minute later, the Rung Sat incident investigation report was on the screen. He read through the by-now-familiar findings of fact, opinions, and then the all-important endorsements. The archive files were, by law, read-only files.

He cursed his JAG forebear who’d put that restrictive protocol into the system. Access could be controlled, but content could not be modified.

Well, that would never do, he thought with a sigh. He dispatched the file back to the mainframe over in the Navy Yard across the river, and the screen settled into an undulating helix screen-saver routine.

But then he had an idea. It was a program protocol preventing anyone from altering data. Maybe, with the right kind of help, he could change the protocol, or perhaps inhibit it long enough to make one small change. He thought of the-dour Kensington. Okay, two small changes-if he’s nice to me. And he thought he knew right where he might get some help of that kind.

He picked up his secure phone and autodialed-the DNI’s office. The EA patched him in to the admiral. “‘Yes, Thomas?”

“Subject is the flag officer in difficulty.”

“No, Thomas, I rather think the subject is larger than that. “

Carpenter, surprised, said nothing for a moment. “Okay.

I’ll grant you that. I want to make a deal with those people.

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