"Hello, I was told to call you if I ever had an opportunity that suited your particular needs, I called earlier today and was given code #23GR65T4... yes, I understand, I can assure you, this is fool proof. I understand I am betting my life on it!" As Eric's voice wavered slightly, he was put on hold and transferred to the "boss." The man introduced himself as Ricardo and thanked Eric for his information, they talked about details and times and Eric nodded slowly, "Yes, I understand, I will send the email now. I can assure you Janine will think the email is from her friend Gina. I will look forward to meeting you one day. I will pick up the $500k tonight at a place you direct me to go once the package is secure, and I will collect the remainder of my million dollars in a few months, when her training is complete. And Ricardo, may I have a night with her at that time?" Eric nodded and smiled, a bulge stirring in his pants as he said "Thank You Ricardo" and hung up the phone.
Eric threw the cigarette butt on the ground and went back inside, slipping the cell phone back into the bin of spare phones and removing a different phone to use later. He sat down at his terminal and accessed Gina's computer using a "Guest Admin" logon, knowing the police would likely be searching for clues to her disappearance in the coming days. He knew she had a short 15 minute meeting at 4:15pm on Fridays to wrap up the weeks activities, and as expected he saw no activity on her computer starting at 4:14pm. Eric accessed Gina's email remotely and wrote an email to Janine from her account:
"Janine, I am so sorry! Mark's Uncle is in the hospital, he had a major heart attack last night. We are going to drive down to DC tonight and spend the weekend with his family. Mark is picking me up now so I am logging off for the night. I will call you when we get back late Sunday night, or Monday morning. FYI, I left my cell phone at home this morning, so don't bother calling. I feel so bad about this, I promise I will make it up to you! Have fun at the beach!"
As Eric clicked "send" he knew that he had just given Ricardo ample time to execute his plan. Gina would not be missed for days and when she was discovered to be missing, it would be too late to help her. He logged out of her computer after permanently deleting the email from her "sent" folder. He walked out to the smoking lounge and checked his watch, 4:30pm, perfect he thought to himself as he lit a cigarette and waited for his friend Robert to be done.
It was just a few short minutes before Robert came bounding out the door, full of the energy that comes at quitting time on a Friday afternoon, "Eric my man, where ya wanna go for drinks?"
Eric snuffed out his cigarette in the ashtray and smiled "how about hangin' at Phil's for a few hours, then play it by ear from there?"
Robert nodded in agreement "Yeah man, sounds cool. Should be some nice tail there too. Wait 'til I tell you what I found in the recycle bin by the fax today dude!"
Eric listened to Robert's story about the wet panties he found in the recycle bin, acting shocked by the discovery and impressed by Robert's theories on how they got there and who had worn them. Not once did he guess correctly that Gina McLaughlin, the slightly prudish supervisor in the office by the fax room, placed them there based on instructions from an online lover. They got in their cars and drove separately to Phil's, parking and going inside just before the 5:00pm rush. He smiled to himself as her pondered what was in store for the 26 year old supervisor who had laughed at him when he asked for a date years ago.