"My Dad was the techno-geek half of a security firm. He came up with a few very successful inventions for the company and made just gobs and gobs of m...ney."I picked up my glass of wine, attempting to sip it casually, and instead ended up slamming it."Slow down." She said as she poured me another. "This could turn out to be a long night. My Dad's in semi-retirement, so him and Mom travel extensively. I'm house sitting for them."I started to mumble something about why didn't she live here full. . nothing to link them to our project.”“I understand that you employed them, Mr. Adams. You accepted a recommendation and approved their selection. In fact, you terminated their employment barely a half day before they attacked and wounded not only our prime property owner, but also a close friend and associate of his in the same incident. Is my understanding of the event correct, Mr. Adams?”Adams felt an urge to get on his knees under his desk to begin digging a hole in the carpet for himself.. Jim said he would clear the dishes while Julie gave Carly her bath and got her ready for bed. Once the kids were in bed, Jim and Julie discussed his trip and the seminar he had attended. He said he had been pretty sure when they sent him, it was in preparation for a possible promotion. They sent another supervisor as well, so it might have been to see who did better."I think I did really good and nearly positive I did better than Samuel. He was struggling through one part and did not contribute. Won’t,” Void Lord replied.“What the fuck do you mean??”“Rig is ... broken ... but have a ... backup copy ... stored ... here,” the hacker said, tapping his head.“You memorized the intel you got?” Sarnoc guessed.“Storage ... cortex. Just the two of us ... have to ... make it,” Void Lord told him. Sarnoc popped his head upwards to look again and saw that the reinforcements he’d been fearing had indeed arrived. With that many men, there was no way the two of them would make it. One, maybe, but not.