“I went through the data while you were en route and found Rocky has several connections to the IP addresses you supplied. I was able to access a backup of his phone and was able to harvest several contacts.”
Mr. Henry led Agent Appleton into his kitchen, where he gestured to a partial diagram on a whiteboard. In the center, a town graphic appeared with lines pointing to names such as Natasha, Nigel, and Tage.
“Who are these people?”
“They have the most contact with our buddy, Rocky.”
Agent Appleton made a sketch of Mr. Henry’s whiteboard.
“Milford seems to be the epicenter of all activity. Nigel is linked to several of the IP addresses that I gave you, while Rocky has physical links,” Agent Appleton said. “But what does it mean?”
The deputy director’s deadline was fast approaching a
