Under the Radar

Chapter 1-2

The rest of the day went as always, with clients, and working on their cases. By the time five P.M. rolled around, Lou was ready to get out of there and go home.

“But not before I do a little work on tightening the security,” Wayne told him, “Just in case our intrepid invader decides to try again.”

It took an hour, and Lou and Rae’s help. By the time they finished there were two more cameras, well-hidden and each with its own power source so that cutting the power to the suite wouldn’t keep them from recording. They were motion and heat-sensitive, and after Rae had programmed them, they would send anything they picked up to her very sophisticated home computer, as well as the ones in the offices. Wayne also changed the code on the security box, then Rae set it up so, if anyone managed to disarm it, notification would be sent to her, just as with the cameras. “Something I should have done here, not just at your house, long before this,” she said in disgust.

“Windows,” Lou said.

“We have two,” Wayne replied with a small grin. “And you know they’re well secured. I seriously think if anyone was trying to get in through them, it would take them long enough figuring out where the wiring was, and bypassing it, that someone would notice them dangling four stories down from the roof.”

“Could you do it? Hell, I know you could.”

“As Rae says, no brag, but yeah, I could.”

“See. Okay, for now we’ll leave them as is. Let’s get out of here.” Lou turned to Rae. “When are the new chairs being delivered?”

“At nine, when we open.”

Wayne chuckled. “Which means by noon if we’re lucky.”

“Nope.” She grinned. “I told them we dock fifteen dollars for every fifteen minutes they’re late, since the time is written into the contract.”

“Now I know why we keep you around,” Lou said, giving her a hug.

“That and the fact you need a safe place to stay for a day or two, until we see if anyone shows up at your place.”

“Good point. But we are stopping by there on our way over, to get what we need in the way of clothes and such.”

She grinned a bit. “I suppose I’ll allow that.”

* * * *

The house was set well back from the road, with nothing but lawn around it for ten feet in any direction. Beyond the lawn were trees, separating it from their nearest neighbors on three of the four sides. A long drive led to the attached garage. Wayne disarmed the perimeter security and they drove up and parked. Then, they cautiously entered the house, even though they were certain no one had entered it since Lou had left that morning. If someone had tried, the system would have sent a signal to their office to let them know. Still, neither of them was stupid enough to think that even the best security couldn’t be breached by a well-trained expert.

A fast check of the house showed them they were alone. They packed quickly and left, with Wayne staying on high alert to be certain no one was following them as they drove to Rae’s apartment.