“I’m not asking for promises.”
I paused.
“
I’m asking you not to place them with unfamiliar people before checking whether I can legally provide them somewhere safe.”
Maria’s expression softened.
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“I’ll make some calls.”
She walked away.
Marco stepped beside me.
“Sir.”
“Yes?”
“You’re serious.”
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I looked at him.
“When have you known me not to be?”
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He almost smiled.
Then his expression changed.
“About the USB drive.”
“What about it?”
“The airport cybercrime unit attempted to access it.”
“And?”
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“It’s encrypted.”
“Daniel worked intelligence.”
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“I know.”
Marco handed me the evidence bag again.
“There’s a password hint.”
I studied the tape.
Beneath the initials A.S., almost too faint to notice, was a handwritten phrase.
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I stared at it.
Marco frowned.
“Mean anything?”
