"Lovely." Spooky said, sounding a lot less pleased than he was when he'd heard there was some work, "Sounds like we're dealing straight with Laes, or people trained by the Tir Ghosts. Anyone got something we can leave here for observation while we pull back? If we're wrong, no harm, no foul. If we're right, we're clear if this is a set-up."
Maurice wouldn't set somebody up deliberately. It would be bad for business all around. But Lesker would, and he might have the leverage to force Maurice into it. He looked around, gauging the reactions of the others for a minute. Mostly nonhuman at the moment, and one moving like he was trained by law enforcement. If he's a crooked undercover, we've got a problem. If not, we've got an asset that can run off the same playbook I know.
"Three Star, pull back to a standard observing perimeter. Check danger close, as well. Frequency Tango Three. If there are unfriendlies about, we need to know ASAP. Boomer, anything in those other rooms that seems out of place?"
Attaching the subvocal mike, he keyed his personal comlink to life, setting it to receive on the standard law enforcement tactical frequency. Time to see which Three Star was. They had no encryption, but if the frequency suddenly went dead, that told him plenty.
