“Something else, Lauren: has anyone else shown you anything that might have come from a CIA computer file?”
“No, in fact, no one has shown me anything from any computer file, except you.”
“If anyone shows you anything that you think might come from an Agency file, will you call me immediately, please?”
“Sure. What’s this about, Holly?”
“Someone is logging on to the Agency’s computer system and extracting material on Bruno and me.”
“Together or separately?”
“Both, and I’ve got to put a stop to that if I can figure out who’s doing it.”
“Doesn’t the Agency have a lot of security stuff you’d have to go through to get into a computer?”
“Yes, a lot.”
“Well, I don’t think anyone I know would have that kind of expertise,” Lauren said. “Certainly not anyone connected with the state police.”
“That’s what I thought; I’m just alerting you to the possibility.”
“I’ll keep an ear to the ground, sure.”
“Thanks, Lauren.”
“Say, you’re seeing that doctor at the hospital, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Josh Harmon.”
“I’ve got a new boyfriend, too, and he’s quite a cook. Why don’t the four of us have dinner together sometime soon?”
“That sounds like fun, Lauren. Let me know where and when.”
“I’ll check with Jack and let you know.”
“Bye-bye, then.”
Lauren found Holly’s computer files and shredded them, then straightened her desk, locked it and headed for Teddy’s.
Teddy had a rib roast in the oven when Lauren arrived. He fixed them a drink, and they relaxed in the living room.
“Good day today?” he asked.
“No. We’re back to square one after the episode with the tire.”
“No suspects other than Bruno?”
“Not a one. I know he’s doing this, but he’s been very, very careful not to leave any usable evidence. I wish the man had a conscience; he’d blow his own brains out.”
Teddy laughed. “I wouldn’t count on that.”
“Oh, Jack, I have this friend-well, acquaintance-named Holly Barker, who’s in town for a while, and she’s seeing a doctor in the emergency room at the hospital. Why don’t we invite the two of them over for dinner one night soon?”
Teddy drew in a quick breath. “I’m not sure I want to share you with anybody just yet.”
She dug him in the ribs. “Oh, come on. It’ll do us both good to socialize a little.”
“All right,” Teddy said. “When do you want to do it?”