Economy-class airline seats were not designed for bodies over six feet tall. He would normally ask to sit by an emergency exit but he had been late checking in and was forced to accept whatever seat was left in the 747 packed with returning English tourists. After the meeting in Washington he and Julio had gone across to their legal department and got the necessary depositions. In New York, Judge Kramer had agreed to see Harper in camera and signed the new authorizations to tap into Salazar’s telephones, at work and at home. But Harper suspected they would miss some crucial conversations. Salazar used a string of digital cellular telephones, which not only were more difficult to intercept but also were invariably listed in other people’s names. Legally, he was only borrowing them. Thus, the authorities were prevented from obtaining court permission to monitor telephones whose owners had not even a traffic violation pending. Besides, the DEA could hardly keep abreast of whose telephone Salazar was using at any given time.
