Chapter 78

Then I switch back to the plan. Because what I really want is for me and Grant to come out of this alive.

First I make a series of preparations that are absolutely necessary. For instance:

Audio of me saying various things, in case I need to distract Epicurus but can’t speak aloud. I’m inspired by my Al Pacino soundboard, so I use the program to record a bunch of elements I think I might be able to string together into a semi-coherent conversation.

Also, five-minute-long video loops of blank footage for every outside camera on the property. That’s so Dominique and I can approach the mansion undetected by Epicurus’s security detail – at least as long as they’re only watching the video cameras. Running across any guards face-to-face will be a different matter.

A list of usernames and passwords for all of Epicurus’s computer systems, courtesy of the NSA’s backdoor.

Then I bring up schematics of Epicurus’s house. How’d I get them? From Grant’s online vault of client blueprints. I found th