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The sun was almost up when Callahan reached the center of town and circled sloeaving in and out of the town’s few side streets When they passed the sheriff’s office, Cody was hit by a sense of nostalgia He’d spent a lot of years as Black Rock’s sheriff But then he glanced at the passenger side mirror “They’re still back there,” he told Callahan quietly
McKinnon spoke up “They just want us to know they’re around And that they’re not going away” Then he chuckled “It’ll be fun leading theoose chase,” he told Cody, “while you and Keira accomplish our mission”
Cody and Keira waited in the truck behind the house after Callahan and McKinnon had left “Give me five minutes before you pull out,” Callahan had told theive them a chance to call up another team to tail the two of you, just in case they notice you’re not with us”
Cody glanced at the clock on the dashboard, then put the truck into gear and slowly drove down the winding driveway toward the highway Both he and Keira had their eyes peeled, but no vehicle appeared behind them or in front of them Ten an’s house and drove all the way around the back so the truck couldn’t be seen fro out of the truck andhis way cautiously around the side of the house, peering out
Nothing No cars, no people, nothing He waited a couple of , so he headed back to the truck Keira aiting beside it, shielded behind the passenger door Her hand was tucked inside her jacket, and Cody knew she’d been ready to draw her weapon if necessary He signaled to her that he was going to try the key on the back door She followed hin of the FBI or anyone else
Cody slid the key into the back door’s lock and turned “Bingo!” he whispered He s smile on her face said, “I knew it!”
They slipped inside, Cody taking the lead Keira stopped to lock the door behind the roohts—that would be a dead giveaway to anyone who knew Betsy was out of town—but after a minute their eyes adjusted, and they were able to see clearly in early loom
The living room furniture was old-fashioned but neat and tidy, with only a fine layer of dust showing that the owner had been absent for soe desk Cody reed to Roland’s father Roland had rarely used it, but it still had pride of place in the room And on the desk stood a computer and monitor
That’s it,” Keira said, walking quickly toward the corner
“How can you be sure?”
Her gaze enco you can buy just anywhere,” she said “It’s top of the line” She bent over and glanced behind the co connecting it to an ISP,” she added, referring to an internet service provider “No one would have this coot to be Tressler’s”
She sat down at the keyboard, turned the computer on, and was immediately confronted by the need for a user password As Cody watched, she typed C-e-n-t-a-u-r, but that didn’t work Then she tried C-e-n-t-e-r, but no luck there, either She tried again, this ti She made a face of frustration “One of them has to be the password Remember what Callahan said about Tressler’s last word? But even if one of them is the password, it could be any combination of caps and lowercase,” she told hi point”
So Keira had just said; so his eyes to concentrate, and Keira fell silent Starting point Starting point
With Tressler dead we don’t even have a starting point He’d said that to Callahan Now hispoint Tressler Veni, vidi, vici