Digital Fortress Chapter 48

What? Midge sputtered in disbelief. Strathmore claims our data is wrong?Brinkerhoff nodded and hung up the ph mavin.Strathmore denied that TRANSLTRs been stuck on one file for eighteen hours?He was quite pleasant virtually the whole thing. Brinkerhoff beamed, pleased with himself for surviving the turn to off call. He assured me TRANSLTR was working fine. Said it was breaking codes every six minutes even as we speak. Thanked me for checking up on him.Hes lying, Midge snapped. Ive been running these Crypto stats for two years. The data is never wrong.First time for everything, he verbalize casually.She shot him a disapproving look. I run all data twice.Well you know what they hypothesize about computers. When they screw up, at least theyre consistent about it.Midge spun and faced him. This isnt funny, Chad The DDO just told a strident lie to the directors office. I want to know whyBrinkerhoff suddenly wished he hadnt called her back in. Strathmores phone call had set her off. Ev er since Skipjack, whenever Midge had a sense that something suspicious was going on, she made an eerie transition from wreak to fiend. There was no stopping her until she sorted it out.Midge, it is possible our data is off, Brinkerhoff said firmly. I mean, think about it-a file that ties up TRANSLTR for eighteen hours? Its unheard of. Go home. Its late.She gave him a haughty look and tossed the report on the counter. I trust the data. Instinct says its right.Brinkerhoff frowned. Not even the director questioned Midge Milkens instincts anymore-she had an uncanny habit of always organism right.Somethings up, she declared. And I intend to find out what it is.