He looked through the glass and could see Linda sitting before her computer reading something from the screen into her phone. As his eyes drifted away, he noticed an overnight bag hanging on her door. His edit session had gone well, the Senate campaign for a client in Illinois coming together without much effort. It hadn’t started out that way. The opponent’s party had targeted the seat and found a candidate from the business sector who was well funded and attracted early interest. In his mid-forties, articulate and handsome, the man owned a successful firm that leased refurbished copy machines to hospitals, churches, and schools. On paper, he could have been Robin Hood. But then Mario discovered that the counters on the copy machines had been rigged. For every two copies printed, the counter recorded three. A technician came forward, pointing the finger at Robin Hood and claiming that it was company policy. The story got picked by the newspapers, then the local news stations. Within a week their opponent’s campaign had flat-lined and the district attorney had become involved.
