After lunch the next day Jack said, “I want to talk about helping the cops out without exposing ourselves. It seems to me any message we send to LtCol. Terrell of the Maryland State Police will be given a lot of credibility and swift action. For example, we have Yuri’s records and computer, which we can dump on DVDs. We need to look very closely at any information we send to the police or FBI, but I think we could do it without exposing ourselves or providing anything they can work on to backtrack the information to us.”

Anita said, “Those guys scare me. I’ve a lot of respect for the FBI and their forensic labs.”

Kathy shook her head and said, “No one should be able to trace a sterile copy back to us. Credibility for the information on the DVDs will be automatically provided by the information we gave them last time. They used our report to roll up the members of the New York cell. A covering letter tying in the Tilghman Island, Florida, events, the killing of mayors in Virginia and San Francisco and the homicide in Central Park should provide even more authentication. Surely they will move against all the cells on the DVD.”

Jack said, “I like the idea, if we can prepare this package without compromising ourselves.”

Anita said, “I’m for it. Let’s give the Feebs some work. Those guys at the Bureau are getting my tax dollars for this stuff. I’ll be happy to sit on the sidelines for a while.”

Jack said, “Okay. Kathy, can you put a package together?”

She nodded.

Jack added, “No need to hurry. We don’t want to set a tight schedule that could lead to mistakes. Can you write the cover letter and get the package mailed in, say, five more days?”

Kathy said, “I see no problem. That’s enough time.”

Jack said, “I don’t think we should give the FBI information about foreign links just yet. But I want to start working on the foreign problem.”

Kathy said, “Sure, I remember reading on Yuri’s hidden file that an old contact with only Ali as a name operates out of New Delhi in the import/export business. I don’t remember seeing anything about al-Qaeda. Give me a few days to get the FBI package ready, and we can search his data again and surf the net about import/export business in India.”

Jack said, “Okay, I’ve an idea about how to approach the Indian connection. But right now I need a break and so does Shadow. I don’t think he liked staying in that kennel in Bedford.”

Jack asked Kathy if she wanted to get some mountain air. She picked up her sweater, motioned to Shadow to follow her, and they set off with Shadow in the lead. Game trails abounded on the mountainside. They found one to their liking and followed it down the valley. They found a rock ledge overlooking the small brook and sat down. Jack put his arm around Kathy.

She said, “It’s really been hard not to make a fool of myself wanting to hug you in the cabin. I just can’t seem to get enough of you. I’ll have nightmares about that crazy Olsen charging through the shrubs right at you. I thought I had lost you. I guess I learned when it comes to rough stuff, you can take pretty good care of yourself. But now break time is over. We have got to get moving on our package to the FBI.”

Back at the cabin, Anita complained about the lack of a decent gym within an hour’s drive. Since she wasn’t a computer geek and was only an hour from her old hometown, she was going to visit her family in Greensburg, PA, and get in shape there. She promised to be back in three or four days. Anyway, they didn’t need her help putting a package together for the FBI, but she did need someone to take her someplace where she could rent a car.

The next three days sped by. Jack and Kathy finished the package for LtCol. Terrell and mailed it from Pittsburgh.

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