Temple: A New Journey Begins
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<<Thanks, that will help a great deal.>>
<<How soon do you need it?>>
<<Tomorrow morning if you can swing it.>>
<<I don't know. It will have to get out there by special messenger. The originals will have to be intercepted and this put in its place. Most are already on the streets by that time. We'll be cutting it awfully close.>>
<<Just do it, Sparky. It has to look like the real thing. I've sent you a PDF so you know what it looks like. An injustice has been done here for many years that will blow this town wide open.>>
<<Okay, if it means that much to you, but I thought you retire.>>
<<I'm doing it for the son of a friend of mine.>>
<<Still haven't found him since he disappeared?>>
<<I've got a lead. I'm going back there tonight.>>
<<What do you hope to find, restitution? You've got to stop blaming yoursel.>>
<<I know he came here, his last letter ten years ago indicated that. I wasn't able to help him because there was too much at stake back then and the case that I was working on didn't allow me the luxury. I made a promise 40 years ago to keep the kid safe. I know I blew it. I've got to make it up to him in the best way that I can, by bringing his murderer to justice.>>
<<You don't know that. He could still be alive out there doing the Shaolin thing.>>
<<Not Peter Caine. He always found a way to keep in contact with me. When he came back here, all communication ceased. I should not have let it go on for so long without investigating further. I know he was murdered, Sparky. I just don't know by whom.>>
<<Well, I better get off this chat before someone else gets wind of this.>>
<<Don't worry, it's a secure chat room. Only one person is allowed in at a time, and I'm the one that gives them clearance. If they're not on my list of buddies they don't get in, and they get a very nasty surprise if they try hacking the place.>>
<<Nice of you to tell me, Griffin. I'll have that package ready and sent. You should receive it by 5:00 AM, if that's early enough.>>
<<Perfect.>>
<<So, you going to tell me about this lead you got?>>
<<Can't. Don't want to jinx myself. Let's just say it's going to have major repercussions when I discover the truth.>>
<<You going to need backup?>>
<<All ready have it.>>
<<Local law enforcement helping you?>>
<<Them? You know I don't trust the locals.>>
<<Once a spook, always a spook.>>
<<I wasn't a spook, I was a merc.>>
<<Sorry, didn't mean any offence.>>
<<None taken. You better get started on that project. 5:00 AM comes all too early.>>
<<Point taken.>>
Sparky has logged off.
Continues with Part 30
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