Chapter 27

The black computers and every scrap of information about the project were removed initially to the Purser's secure room on the "Trader" and Denny rigged an alarm in addition to the security in the Yard Office. In response to an FTL com to Silas, two men had arrived from Naval security. They had arrived at night entering by the boat bay which was secured behind them. For the next couple of days they roamed the "Trader" living areas and engine room. They altered the programmes on the semi public doors to photo-code entry and to the non public doors to retinal scan and code. The A hold hatch was made semi public and from there into B non public. Tween deck access was only from the passages from officer country with retina scan and code into the passages. The tween – main hatches could only be manually operated from the tween hold. After dark they went into the Yard, office and the Nos 1, 2, and 3 hatches. External activation of boat bay was by transponder code but boat bay into the accomodation area was retinal scan and code. The officer of the watch's bunk and the control area was set up in the Purser's anteroom. Hidden in a secure closet was a small armoury and a weapon safe was located in each suite and Captain's cabin for personal weapons which came with the men. The yard and the "Trader" were electronically swept and a scanner was left in the armoury for routine sweeps by Denny and Slow. Slow was disgusted at having to sign for a personal weapon again,