Digital Fortress Chapter 26

Sitting on the bench across from the unrestricted clinic, Becker wondered what he was supposed to do now. His handles to the escort agencies had turned up nothing. The commander, awkward about communication over unsecured public ph peerlesss, had asked David not to call again until he had the ring. Becker considered going to the local police for help-maybe they had a degrade of a red-headed hooker-but Strathmore had given strict orders about that too. You are invisible. No one is to know this ring exists.Becker wondered if he was supposed to wander the drugged-out district of Triana in search of this mystery woman. Or maybe he was supposed to discover all the restaurants for an obese German. Everything seemed like a waste of time.Strathmores words unploughed coming back Its a matter of national security you moldiness find that ring.A utter in the back of Beckers head told him hed confused something-something crucial-but for the life of him, he couldnt think what it would be. Im a teacher, not a invoke secret agent He was beginning to wonder why Strathmore hadnt send a professional. Becker stood up and walked aimlessly down Calle Delicias pondering his options. The cobblestone pavement blurred beneath his gaze. Night was falling fast.Dewdrop.There was something about that stupid name that nagged at the back of his mind. Dewdrop. The slick voice of Senor Roldan at Escortes Belen was on endless loop in his head. We only have two redheads both redheads, Inmaculada and Rocio Rocio RocioBecker stopped short. He suddenly knew. And I call myself a run-in specialist? He couldnt believe hed missed it.Rocio was one of the most familiar girls names in Spain. It carried all the right implications for a young Catholic girl-purity, virginity, natural beauty. The connotations of purity all stemmed from the names literal meaning-Drop of DewThe old Canadians voice rang in Beckers ears. Dewdrop. Rocio had translated her name to the only language she and her client h ad in common-English. Excited, Becker travel rapidly off to find a phone.Across the street, a man in wire-rim glasses followed just out of sight.