18: The Break-In
THEY WENT THEIR SEPARATE ways.
Armed with Ruby’s confidential notes, Jordan returned to the U.S. Embassy to meet with OSI special agents.
White returned to his hotel room to spend the night. He lay on the bed debating if there was anything to be gained in accessing Alfred Pence’s flat.
What would he achieve by risking his career? And, for that matter his life and limb?
They have the video evidence, he thought.
On the other hand, it wouldn’t necessarily prove guilt. The second Pence sensed he was under suspicion, he could just easily replace the goodies with counterfeits. And, that’s just one way he could avoid prosecution.
He could say he inherited them from a rich distant aunt who died suddenly. For a person of means, creating false paper trails wouldn’t pose too h
