The Secret Weapon (Part IV)

Here’s The Secret Weapon (Part IV), for today. I wrote this story for a course; I was doing in the 1990s.

The Secret Weapon (Part IV)

“Radha, Hi,” Rashmi seemed excited over the phone. She wanted her friend to meet her at their usual meeting place. She and Ravi were already present when Radha went for the rendezvous.

“Somebody stole the dummy blueprint, last night,” Rashmi exclaimed excitedly.

“So, the bait has been taken,” Radha said, thoughtfully. “The original blue-print is at a safe place, I suppose.”

“Yes,” Ravi affirmed.

“The point is they got the fake one,” Rashmi was really happy.

“The time to rejoice is over, my dear. It won’t be long before they realize their mistake. Point to be noted is that despite tighter security, he or she got away with his crime. Did the memory cards show up something?”

“Yes, however, everything was blank during the time the theft is supposed to have taken place!”

“Why? Did something go wrong with the camera?”

“No. During the first and the second attempts, someone had tampered with the lights and so the image did not appear in the tape. Before the third attempt, we got wiser and used bright lights, making sure no unauthorized person could reach the mains. We found photographs of the rooms attached to the respective cameras! This surely seems to be an inside job or someone has infiltrated our security system.”

“Now, what?” asked Rashmi.

“Our next move should happen before the culprits realize that they have been outwitted. Do your superiors know that you changed the document?”

“No. They think the original is gone.”

“Let the original stay where it is. Do you have the memory cards?”

“Yes, I brought even yesterday’s.”

“Let us go to my office now. Very few people will be there and we will be able to work undisturbed.”

To be continued…