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“People hate the media more. Trust me. I’m…”
“We know who you are,” he interrupted. “And we’re glad you came in too. When we saw you asking questions about Max Erickson renting office space, we thought you might not be involved after all.”
“You know she’s not, right?” Cooper asked, sitting on the edge of his seat.
I rubbed his back with my hand, more to support me than him.
“We’ve been listening to phone calls and reading emails, and, yes, we know she’s not involved.”
“Wait. You’ve been listening to my calls and reading my emails?”
“It’s all standard stuff,” he said. “The Patriot Act has given us a lot of power.”
“Too bad America doesn’t seem any safer,” Cooper said, getting upset.
“Let’s not get into a political argument,” Mr. Sorenson said. “As both of you have had contact with Mr. Erickson before, we want to wire you and get something we can use in court.”
“Absolutely not,” Cooper said.
I raised my hand.
“Hold on a minute. I have a say in this too.”
Cooper turned. I looked at him.
“If I can finish the story that I started in Afghanistan and clear your name at the same time, I’m all about helping.”
“You don’t understand the risks,” Cooper said.
I turned my attention back to Mr. Sorenson.
“What do you need me to do?”
I wasn’t ready to commit but definitely interested.
“Easy. We’ll give you a recording device, and you get Max to admit what he’s doing.”
“He’s not even told me anything yet,” Cooper said, shaking his head.
The fact he was so worried about me made me glow on the inside. Most of the joy, however, was extinguished by the reality of what the FBI was asking us to do.
“There has to be another way,” Cooper continued.
“Believe me, we’ve tried. These guys are slick.” He looked at Cooper. “You’re not involved in any of this, right? The time to tell me is now.”
“No,” Cooper said firmly.
“Fine,” Mr. Sorenson replied. “I have to fill out all the paperwork to get this started, but if you two stop in tomorrow afternoon, we’ll have the equipment ready for you. All you need to do at that point is get Max to slip up and say something incriminating.”
“Oh, that’s all?” Cooper scoffed.
He stood while shaking his head.
“Come on, Jade. Let’s get out of here.”
“You two be safe,” Mr. Sorenson said.
We walked out of the office and back downstairs.
