The Buck Stops Here
“One question kept pounding through my head: Did James have a secret accomplice down here?I had now talked extensively with every member of the Cipher Five, and I had to admit that I was stumped. They all seemed like lovely people. I had a hard time believing any of them could be involved with someone like Sparks. Then again, if he were blackmailing them, maybe they didn’t have any choice.I checked my voice mail as I left the building, surprised to hear that two calls had come in during my meeti...ng, both from Paul Tyson, the computer hacker in Seattle who had connected me with the kid in Hammond who was analyzing the asthma inhaler. I called Paul back immediately.“Are you on that scrambled phone of yours?” he asked me.“No. It’s at the hotel—”“Get it. Then call me back.”He hung up, leaving me standing there on the curb, my heart pounding furiously in my chest. What did he have to tell me?There were no cabs in the area, so I used my cell phone to call for one. I was back in my hotel room within 15 minutes, my hands shaking as I dialed Paul’s number.“It’s me,”MoreLess
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