Chapter 8

Director Free entered the cafeteria, and Patricia waved him over to join her. He shot her a glare full of daggers and said, "Miss Parent, you're not leaving this building until you spill the beans on how you shut down our computers."

"Mr. Director, you know my attorney, Andrew Davis," Patricia replied.

Michael Free turned to find his worst nightmare standing before him: ACLU attorney Andrew Davis, sporting a grin and holding a cup of coffee.

"Mike, did I just hear you threaten my client with unlawful detention and imprisonment, without being read her rights or charged?" Andrew questioned.

"She took down our entire global system. I can't just let that slide, Andy," Free retorted.

"Mike, you've got four hundred armed agents in this building, and you're feeling threatened by an eighteen-year-old girl in the cafeteria who was talking to you on the phone. I don't think I'll have any t