Zero History

“Or,” said Ajay, still considering the tracker bug, “you could keep this, but reglue your
ant. That would give you a degree of lateral control.”
“How do you mean?”
“If you keep the bug hidden in the vicinity of the ant, rather than in the ant, they’ll think
it’s still in the ant. So they’ll assume the bug is where the ant is. It has possibilities. Bit of
wiggle room.” He shrugged.
“I’ve had it since Vancouver,” Hollis said to Heidi. “Hubertus gave it to me. I thought
I’d left it there, deliberately, but then I found it in my luggage, in New York. Somebody
here put it in my bag before I went to Paris.”
“Do what Ajay says,” Heidi said, tousling his waterfall. “He’s handy. Now come with
me.”
“Where?”
“Your room. You’re going to make that call. I’ll be your witness.”