*
Shaking her head in disgust, Julia disconnected her call and contacted Marco. "You're not going to believe this," she said when he answered.
"What?" Marco asked.
"Someone is trying to find dirt on us."
"What! Who?"
"You want me to guess?"
"Don't say Dallas."
"Who else would be targeting us right now?"
"You're the Secretary of State and I'm the Director of FedSec. The list of potential people who could be targeting us is longer than the employee lists for our collective departments."
"Sure but that kind of targeting is a continuous stream of nonsense we vet every day. This latest search is much more sophisticated."
"Sophisticated? How?"
"Let's say I have a friend who does a little work behind the world scenes. This friend tells me a highly respected hacker has put out a call for information about us. There was no specific reason given for the request but this is the same hacker who apparently has been encouraging people to 'fight the power,' on the issue of online privacy."
"They are all talking about privacy."
"What did I just say? There's a connection to be made."
"A completely tenuous connection. What could they find?"
"I told you, I don't care. The issue is Winter and her agenda. You better be prepared for her interview. She says or does one thing to reveal her true intention to release those files and you have her arrested."
"Don't jump to conclusions. We'll wait and see how the interview goes."
"Be prepared, Marco. If there is any evidence, I want her gone. Do you understand?"
Marco sighed. "Yes all right, I understand."