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14. Sunday January 21

  Time: 2 PM

  Sunday afternoon around two pm Todd pages David, Lance, Mike and Jay and asks them to meet him in the command center. They arrive, grab some coffee and sit down as they were the day before. David brings a plate full of donuts which he passes around.

  Finally, Todd says, "Okay, you ready for this?"

  "Okay, what'ya got?" asks David as the jelly filling of his donut leaks out onto the desk.

  "Well, I'm getting email attempts from a lot of sites. Their VPN's are still shut down so they're resorting to unencrypted messaging."

  "IM's or email?" asks Lance.

  "Both. Seems they've begun to find out their bank accounts are drained and they don't know why but they're sure it's Jack's fault. Jack's fighting back saying it wasn't him but it was us guys in Omaha. They're not buying it. Lot'a crap about hayseeds and computers. HA-HA!"

  "Little do they know," says Jay.

  "Anyway, here's some of the messages," says Todd as he brings up a screen full of angry text. "Nothing specific about drugs that could be used as evidence but, to someone who knows what's going on, very frank and obvious."

  They read through the cryptic messages as they scroll by on the screen. It's clear, despite the oblique language, what they're talking about.

  "Well, I guess we got their attention. Not much they can do about it, though. They're kind'a decapitated without their communications networks and bank accounts."

  "So what nefarious plot have you cooked up to make their day even worse?" asks Jay.

  "Well, Jay, I'm glad you asked! I've been going through all this data that our little root kits have been sending. Seems there's a real gallery of JPEGS here, nice family photo album, it would so appear."

  "And?"

  "I sorted through the pictures and extracted the finest mug shots of all the major players. Then I hacked the computers of several big city dairy companies."

  "Dairies? You mean milk companies?"

  "Yeah. Starting tomorrow morning milk cartons all over the country will feature pictures of drug lords with appropriate caption, name and address."

  "Milk cartons?"

  "Yeah, with the DEA phone number on each to call if you spot the subject."

  "Jack's is not going to be amused," says David.

  "Hey, but I will," says Todd.

  "Well, me too," says Mike.

  "And so say all of us," answers Jay.