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and Begley has his attention focused on Roth and Hunley for the theft at Burke’s.”

“I only have one man to answer to now and a budget that will ensure that Begley never gets wind of Perseus and what I’m planning to do with it.”

“This is what you always wanted, Ryan—an off-the-books unit and a tool like Perseus to help. I envy you.”

“You made this possible, my friend. The critical response team I’m forming will answer only to the president and provide first-strike capabilities unlike anything we could have done in SAD, especially with Perseus putting us lightyears ahead of anyone else in clandestine ops. Thank you for keeping it safe and trusting me with it.”

“I had a contingency plan to remove it all from Burke’s company in the event of something catastrophic occurring. I just wish it had stayed a plan on paper.”

“It will still fulfill what you described of his vision to save lives. He would be proud, I think.”

“I’m taking a long break from the East Coast, but if you ever need someone to make sure that your sights are holding true, so to speak, then don’t hesitate to reach out.”

“I may do that, old friend. Be safe and enjoy that vacation. You sure as hell earned it.”

The two men trotted down the rear stairwell, exiting the second sub-level, passing two armed guards equipped with MP-7 rifles.

Tapping in the seven-digit code on the numeric keypad, Patterson stepped back as the air-sealed door hissed open.

Inside the cavernous chamber, a bustling crew of a dozen technicians were performing systems checks on an array of neatly arranged computer processing systems and one of the largest mainframes that Foley had ever seen.

He paused before an older man with spectacles who seemed oblivious to his presence as he continued to studiously type on his tablet.

Patterson made the requisite introductions, indicating that everyone would now be answering to Foley.

“How long before it’s operational?” said Foley.

“Two more days of diagnostics, then I’ll know more.” The man lowered the tablet, turning towards Patterson. “I believe we’ll be able to retrieve close to ninety percent of Perseus’ former capabilities, but there is a critical component missing, so that is a blank spot that my staff is going to have to go to work on once we know exactly what is lacking.”

Foley thrust his hands on his hips. “Missing? Where the hell is it? I didn’t spearhead this task force just to have Perseus start out of the gate impaired.”

“I have my best cyber-analyst on it. He’s picked up an intermittent ghost signal given off by the hard drive, which means it must be pirating other networks whenever it’s activated. However, getting it will have to be left in your hands, as my people aren’t heavy hitters.”

Foley and Patterson gave each conspiratorial glances.

“Shepard…has to be.” A wolfish grin crept over the colonel’s chiseled face.

“He could be just the element that’s needed in your new unit,” said Patterson.

“And this time, there won’t be any fucking oversight committees to answer to. He’ll be perfect if I can locate him.”

“And if you can bring him in from the cold,” said Patterson.

Foley nodded then glanced back at the chief cyber-engineer.

“Just get me a location. I’ll take care of the rest.”

THE END

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