”“Then they probably were not trained to leave no ID’s for the other side to find. I am going to bet that we will be able to glean a lot of inte... from their bodies when Recon and the guys get here.”“I told them to back off their speed. They were really burning road fast. No sense in drawing attention from the local police.”“Right.”“They’ll be here in about 30 minutes. Mom you might as well go to bed. Renee and I will wait up for them.”“You sure?”“Yeah. We are just going to sit here on the couch. We will then go out and do something together in small groups in the evening. Your symposium badge has your individual groupings for each night printed on it.”The room murmured. I had taken the format from several conferences held in my past. I had always enjoyed the format. I hoped they would as well.“Finally, on a more serious note, all of our conversations need to be kept confidential within our group. I want nothing more than to change the world, but many people outside this room wish for. They’ve been chatting and exchanging emails for over a year now, talking about everything and anything under the sun. The connection was there from the very start, the light teasing and easy flirting, the random topics and jokes, and the companionship. It was a bit hard with the time difference, him being busy with his work, and her being a post-grad student, but she’d smile and feel good whenever they’d chat. He had said that he’d come and meet her but she did take him seriously until he. I’m not stealing from the dead!”“What?” the woman asked shocked at his accusation.Jack marched out of the garage and went over to Penny’s backyard. He pulled the plug from the outdoor electric outlet. Returning to the house, he coiled the extension cord as he moved. He dumped the cord on the floor of his garage. He picked up his coffee and went out the garage door. With a flick of his wrist, he tossed the coffee onto the grass.Returning to the house, he put the coffee cup on the kitchen counter.