Chapter 43TIM LEANED FORWARD toward his son-in-law. Fritz had balled his fists in anticipation of another round, but Tim's tone was quiet and thoughtful. Fritz sat back. “Hartmann was lucky. His programmers wrote brilliant cyber-security software. I don't know how it works. That's how he explained it to me. Until then, he had a successful computer consulting company. The new program was explosive. He priced it as high as he could, with residuals. The contracts were worth billions. And cost next to nothing.” Tim described the effect of massive wealth. “Hartmann went on a personal spending spree and reached an orbit of wealth most people don't know exists.”
“Why would he be involved with a conspiracy to kill the president? To overthrow the government? How would that help him? Or any of them
