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in his mind. He held a hand up. "Brindi, I'm sorry. I have to make a phone call. It's a matter of life and death. Can you excuse me for just a moment? Please don't go anywhere."
Confusion showed on Brindi's face but she waved him out into the waiting area where he could make his phone call in relative privacy. Hawk dug the borrowed phone out of his pocket and dialed Vivian's number.
When she answered he blew out a shaky sigh. "Viv, where are you?"
"Home," she said. He did not like the dull note in her voice, but at least she had answered.
"Stay there. Don't let anybody in the house. Who is with you?"
"Why, Hawk? What is going on now ?"
"I'll tell you as soon as I can, babe. Is anybody there with you?"
"JT and Dani are here."
"Let me talk to JT – it's important."
Hawk waited impatiently until he finally heard JT pick up the line and speak a greeting. "JT, I'm in San Francisco. I can't explain right now but I think someone might be after you, Vivian, and Emma. We thought this was all about Craig and I, but I think we were wrong. Call Craig and tell him to drive Emma home. Stay with Vivian until I get there. Don't let anyone in the house."
"Got it." JT said.
Hawk silently blessed his brother-in-law and hung up the phone. He returned to Brindi's office to find her waiting patiently for him. He sat down and opened his hands wide.
"The lives of six people are depending on you." He gripped the desk as a shudder ran through him. "Make that seven people. My wife is pregnant."
Chapter 9
Hawk sat silently as the silence filled the room. He had spilled his story and now all he could do was wait for Brindi's verdict.
Brindi leaned back in her chair again and sighed long and slow. Finally she faced him. "I don't know who the guy is who hired me to follow Jon Taylor. I've only talked to him on the phone."
Hawk felt relief spread through him like some calming drug. "What name did he give?"
Brindi pulled a file out of a drawer on her desk and opened it up. "Kevin Hall."
Hawk wrote it down quickly, knowing it would be a dead end. "How did he pay?"
"In cash. He placed it in our drop box in the entryway in the middle of the night."
"Are there cameras out there?"
Brindi nodded but her face was grim. "Sure, but I already checked them. He's got a cap pulled down low over his face and you can't see anything but his chin."
Hawk pressed on. He already knew the guy was smart and careful. He could have expected all of this. "How are you updating him?"
"By email. But it's a throwaway email. I'm sure his name is not associated with it."
Hawk nodded. "But it's the best we have for now. Give it to me and I'll track down his IP address."
Brindi slid a piece of paper across the desk to him. "Are you going to get a search warrant?"
Hawk shrugged. "It looks like I'll have to. I've got a guy who could peek into those files for me, but he's in Hawaii. His sister just beat cancer and he took her on a long vacation to celebrate."
Brindi fiddled with the paper on her desk. "I've got a guy too, but he's in Vietnam on assignment. It might take me a day or two to get him on it but I'll ask him if you need me to."
Hawk thought for a moment and almost gave her the go-ahead, but could they really wait for a day or two?
His hand snuck to the phone in his pocket. "Wait. I know someone who can access those files." He yanked out the phone and turned it on, then shoved it back into his pocket in frustration. "My phone blew up in the explosion. I don't have his number in this one."
Hawk wracked his brain trying to remember the number, but he knew it was hopeless. Then he realized he had another way to get ahold of Knox Rosesson. "I'll bet he's on his computer. I know his Skype name. Any chance I can use your computer?"
"Of course." Brindi pushed the laptop across the desk so he could reach it.
Hawk spun the laptop around and found Skype in the program files. It was already logged in with Brindi's Skype name, Bbattainisecurity. Hawk hoped Knox
Confusion showed on Brindi's face but she waved him out into the waiting area where he could make his phone call in relative privacy. Hawk dug the borrowed phone out of his pocket and dialed Vivian's number.
When she answered he blew out a shaky sigh. "Viv, where are you?"
"Home," she said. He did not like the dull note in her voice, but at least she had answered.
"Stay there. Don't let anybody in the house. Who is with you?"
"Why, Hawk? What is going on now ?"
"I'll tell you as soon as I can, babe. Is anybody there with you?"
"JT and Dani are here."
"Let me talk to JT – it's important."
Hawk waited impatiently until he finally heard JT pick up the line and speak a greeting. "JT, I'm in San Francisco. I can't explain right now but I think someone might be after you, Vivian, and Emma. We thought this was all about Craig and I, but I think we were wrong. Call Craig and tell him to drive Emma home. Stay with Vivian until I get there. Don't let anyone in the house."
"Got it." JT said.
Hawk silently blessed his brother-in-law and hung up the phone. He returned to Brindi's office to find her waiting patiently for him. He sat down and opened his hands wide.
"The lives of six people are depending on you." He gripped the desk as a shudder ran through him. "Make that seven people. My wife is pregnant."
Chapter 9
Hawk sat silently as the silence filled the room. He had spilled his story and now all he could do was wait for Brindi's verdict.
Brindi leaned back in her chair again and sighed long and slow. Finally she faced him. "I don't know who the guy is who hired me to follow Jon Taylor. I've only talked to him on the phone."
Hawk felt relief spread through him like some calming drug. "What name did he give?"
Brindi pulled a file out of a drawer on her desk and opened it up. "Kevin Hall."
Hawk wrote it down quickly, knowing it would be a dead end. "How did he pay?"
"In cash. He placed it in our drop box in the entryway in the middle of the night."
"Are there cameras out there?"
Brindi nodded but her face was grim. "Sure, but I already checked them. He's got a cap pulled down low over his face and you can't see anything but his chin."
Hawk pressed on. He already knew the guy was smart and careful. He could have expected all of this. "How are you updating him?"
"By email. But it's a throwaway email. I'm sure his name is not associated with it."
Hawk nodded. "But it's the best we have for now. Give it to me and I'll track down his IP address."
Brindi slid a piece of paper across the desk to him. "Are you going to get a search warrant?"
Hawk shrugged. "It looks like I'll have to. I've got a guy who could peek into those files for me, but he's in Hawaii. His sister just beat cancer and he took her on a long vacation to celebrate."
Brindi fiddled with the paper on her desk. "I've got a guy too, but he's in Vietnam on assignment. It might take me a day or two to get him on it but I'll ask him if you need me to."
Hawk thought for a moment and almost gave her the go-ahead, but could they really wait for a day or two?
His hand snuck to the phone in his pocket. "Wait. I know someone who can access those files." He yanked out the phone and turned it on, then shoved it back into his pocket in frustration. "My phone blew up in the explosion. I don't have his number in this one."
Hawk wracked his brain trying to remember the number, but he knew it was hopeless. Then he realized he had another way to get ahold of Knox Rosesson. "I'll bet he's on his computer. I know his Skype name. Any chance I can use your computer?"
"Of course." Brindi pushed the laptop across the desk so he could reach it.
Hawk spun the laptop around and found Skype in the program files. It was already logged in with Brindi's Skype name, Bbattainisecurity. Hawk hoped Knox
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