Chapter 41

Part Three: Lethal Design

Shannon McRae looked over her shoulder as she made her way through the parking lot at Maddux Video Designs. Well past eight o'clock, darkness already shrouded the night. She wished Maddux didn't insist its employees park in the back lot, away from the lights and traffic on the busy street where they were located. It increased the feeling of vulnerability, one she'd dealt with a lot of late. She hadn't meant to work so late, but she continued to be confounded by something in her latest project, and her stubbornness kept her from giving up. Finally, though, battling a headache and a stiff back, she shut down her computer, setting the security on it until the next day.

Under normal circumstances working late didn't bother her. She sometimes even worked until midnight. She'd been doing a lot of that with this project for Infinity because it had her baffled. On the face of it, this latest assignment looked simple enough. Craig Loeffler, president of a financial s