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| − | '''Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009 '''<br> | + | ''''Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009 '''<br> |
'''Off 79th and Amsterdam'''<br> | '''Off 79th and Amsterdam'''<br> | ||
'''Manhattan, NY'''<br> | '''Manhattan, NY'''<br> | ||
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How? <br><br> | How? <br><br> | ||
| − | She no longer carried a badge but the NYPD protected its own. Grierson and her superiors had kept her case out of the papers. Her record would raise no flags. IAD had cleared her of wrongdoing before she'd even gained consciousness, granting her an honorable discharge from duty. Her brothers and sisters in blue would breathe no word of it to outsiders. They had good reason: Irina's kidnapping was still unsolved, the men who had taken her still at large. No one on the force knew if they'd try to take her again. Damned if they | + | She no longer carried a badge but the NYPD protected its own. Grierson and her superiors had kept her case out of the papers. Her record would raise no flags. IAD had cleared her of wrongdoing before she'd even gained consciousness, granting her an honorable discharge from duty. Her brothers and sisters in blue would breathe no word of it to outsiders. They had good reason: Irina's kidnapping was still unsolved, the men who had taken her still at large. No one on the force knew if they'd try to take her again. Damned if they gave the bastards a second chance.<br><br> |
Irina followed suit. She erased as much of her digital footprint as she could. She sold her condo quietly through a realtor who valued discretion. She closed her social network accounts. She cancelled print subscriptions in her name. She had her mail routed to a new post office box at a different location. She turned off the GPS and location apps on her phone. She moved back on the QT with her parents. She used cash whenever possible. A determined individual, using proper precautions, could remain anonymous despite the surveillance cameras that blanketed New York. <br><br> | Irina followed suit. She erased as much of her digital footprint as she could. She sold her condo quietly through a realtor who valued discretion. She closed her social network accounts. She cancelled print subscriptions in her name. She had her mail routed to a new post office box at a different location. She turned off the GPS and location apps on her phone. She moved back on the QT with her parents. She used cash whenever possible. A determined individual, using proper precautions, could remain anonymous despite the surveillance cameras that blanketed New York. <br><br> | ||
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Irina DiSanti was nothing if not determined. <br><br> | Irina DiSanti was nothing if not determined. <br><br> | ||
| − | Yet somehow Carter had found her. Paranoia raked through her gut before common sense asserted itself. Her years on the force were a matter of open public record, if the exact reasons for her retirement were not. She was a registered PI for the State of New York. She billed clients. She paid taxes. Carter was VP of Special Operations, which implied a certain skill set | + | Yet somehow Carter had found her. Paranoia raked through her gut before common sense asserted itself. Her years on the force were a matter of open public record, if the exact reasons for her retirement were not. She was a registered PI for the State of New York. She billed clients. She paid taxes. Carter was VP of Special Operations, which implied a certain skill set and a need for its application. He would be a very poor VP of Special Operations if he didn't run a background check and pull her financials before sending that email. <br><br> |
''You're stalling. Second guessing. Stop. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. You've got your fall back right here. If it works ...''<br><br> | ''You're stalling. Second guessing. Stop. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. You've got your fall back right here. If it works ...''<br><br> | ||
