(no subject)
Holby Police Station, 1998
Four men sat around a table, covered in evidence.
"We believe his name is Jake West, eighteen years old. Openly, or at least under the alias of 'Hacker dude', he has been somehow raiding bank accounts. We believe his father worked in banking." The speaker sips his tea. "According to his best friend, Gurpreet Sandhu, all of his victims so far have been persistant school bullies, who made both of their lives hell for more than ten years."
A photo of Guppy and Jake is pushed across the table. The second officer picks it up.
"Is Sandhu involved?"
"We believe not. He has an unblemished school record and is due to start medical school pending his exam results. Jake left him several sets of instructions to co-operate fully with the police so as not to implicate himself as an accomplice. Apparently our Hacker didn't want his best friend's career damaged. Sandhu has been extremely helpful, but genuinely doesn't seem to know anything. We'll keep an eye on him but I don't expect many leads."
The third officer takes the photo.
"I wouldn't want to be still in school with people my best friend had just robbed, even if I knew they would get their money back through insurance."
The fourth officer smiles.
"I wouldn't worry about him too much. He might get some anger directed towards him, but the kids are going to work out pretty quickly that he's got a guardian angel ready to punish anyone who hurts him."
Three pairs of eyes turn to the last speaker.
"Guardian angel? He's a bloody criminal. I want this brat caught before he causes any more trouble."
***
'1st January 2008
Hey Fish! Look who's enjoying sunny Australia. The picture on the front is right outside my luxury apartment.
When you hand this one to the police, let them know I'm now providing justice against bullies on four different continents.
Haven't seen you in the papers recently, so hopefully that means you're not getting your ass kicked.
Happy new year dude!
Jake'
Four men sat around a table, covered in evidence.
"We believe his name is Jake West, eighteen years old. Openly, or at least under the alias of 'Hacker dude', he has been somehow raiding bank accounts. We believe his father worked in banking." The speaker sips his tea. "According to his best friend, Gurpreet Sandhu, all of his victims so far have been persistant school bullies, who made both of their lives hell for more than ten years."
A photo of Guppy and Jake is pushed across the table. The second officer picks it up.
"Is Sandhu involved?"
"We believe not. He has an unblemished school record and is due to start medical school pending his exam results. Jake left him several sets of instructions to co-operate fully with the police so as not to implicate himself as an accomplice. Apparently our Hacker didn't want his best friend's career damaged. Sandhu has been extremely helpful, but genuinely doesn't seem to know anything. We'll keep an eye on him but I don't expect many leads."
The third officer takes the photo.
"I wouldn't want to be still in school with people my best friend had just robbed, even if I knew they would get their money back through insurance."
The fourth officer smiles.
"I wouldn't worry about him too much. He might get some anger directed towards him, but the kids are going to work out pretty quickly that he's got a guardian angel ready to punish anyone who hurts him."
Three pairs of eyes turn to the last speaker.
"Guardian angel? He's a bloody criminal. I want this brat caught before he causes any more trouble."
***
'1st January 2008
Hey Fish! Look who's enjoying sunny Australia. The picture on the front is right outside my luxury apartment.
When you hand this one to the police, let them know I'm now providing justice against bullies on four different continents.
Haven't seen you in the papers recently, so hopefully that means you're not getting your ass kicked.
Happy new year dude!
Jake'