condensed master

The Reluctant Agent
A Compelling Story of Espionage
market and both men sat down. Will reached inside his coat and producing a
package passed it to Ed.
"Don't open it. Put it away and take out your pencil and notebook." Will
waited until he was ready. "You will find two leads inside. One attaches the
recorder to the device, it only plugs in one way, so you can't make a mistake. The
other lead plugs into the device, which has two small crocodile clips on it. Find a
junction box on the line you want to tap, remove the cover and clamp the
crocodile clips across the red and green wires. Switch on the device, and if the red
light comes on, reverse the clips. When the connections are okay a green light will
show. When the amber light flashes the telephone is ringing. Switch the recorder
on and put the earpiece in your ear and adjust the volume to suit. It's very
important to switch the recorder on before the phone stops ringing, otherwise the
person receiving the call will hear it click on. Don't switch the recorder off either
until the phone is placed back on the hook. Try it out on your own phone first."
Ed was frantically writing everything down and finally looked up. "It sounds
complicated."
"No, it's simple, just follow the instructions. I can assure you it works well but
don't tap into anyone's phone that might have some detection apparatus on the line
- Government for instance. If you get caught it's a Federal offence and they'll have
good reason to throw the book at you. Knowing the organization, they'll leave you
to cook. To them you are dispensable."
Ed still seemed to be in a daze, probably trying to assimilate the information.
"What if I can't get it to work properly?"
"If that happens I'll show you what to do on your own phone, but my job is
now finished. You've been lucky to-date getting what you want. Off you go and
play with your toy, but I won't promise to visit you in jail."
Will left, quickly joining the crowd. Looking over his shoulder he took a last
look at Ed occupied with securing his acquisition inside his coat.
It was only seconds later when he bumped into Dorothy. His heart skipped
a beat at the thought of introducing her to Ed. They walked through the market
together and Will was content to watch her selecting fruit and vegetables. He was
now moving into a period where he would be free of Ed and the organization, at
least for awhile. A comforting thought.
He would have to start thinking seriously about how he could extradite himself
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