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He moved on to the file servers, scanning directory after directory. These systems had a wide range of response times. The new Pentium-based servers with fast SCSI Quantum drives moved through a hundred files in a second while the old 386-based machines struggled to get up to ten percent of that throughput. Spike was moving methodically through the devices finding nothing until he hit a directory called "Ranger" on one system. There he found C++ source code for the probes and the drones. The code listings showed that independent objects of the class libraries had been written by two separate external contractors. Neither one even had to know what the final products would be. Lexicon could be doing this alone, by subcontracting object-oriented development! So if Lexicon could be stopped individually, the whole plan would come apart. They had finally gotten a break. Spike studied the software while he continued his search for more information. How were the drones controlled? That's all he really needed now, the control program. But there was no sign of it here. Roger had settled on his plan. He didn't know how Nancy planned to turn this meeting into an advantage, but from his point of view it was just too dangerous. She was an amateur trying to do a professional's job and he just needed to cut it off and get her out of there. As soon as he could get her alone he'd move her out. Unfortunately, before Roger could activate his retreat plan, he heard the voice of Hank Brooks come from behind him. "Is she one of yours Roger?" Everyone in the room using the word "she" was talking about Nancy that night so there wasn't much point in pretending he didn't know who Hank meant. "She looks like my type to me, Hank. Can you introduce me?" "Let's talk about it outside," Hank suggested.
Hank went back inside. He caught Lexicon's attention and signaled to him without letting Nancy see him. Lexicon excused himself quickly suggesting that Nancy take the opportunity to be seated. "What's up Hank? Did you get something on the Spike Webb guy?" "No. I still don't know where he fits in. I'm here because we followed Roger Tango to this dinner. He was standing ten feet away from you until I pulled him out of here a couple minutes ago. I think he was doing back cover on the lady in red that you've been talking to. She's working with Tango and Webb." "What did you do with Tango?" "I knocked him over the head and put in the back of Jerry's Jeep."
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