The End of Rectal Thermometer
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Angela buttons up her shirt as she hears Teddy's voice asking to come in. Katie and Angela laugh hysterically as Katie goes to open the door and Enid shouts not to let him in because she's naked. Teddy holds all of Enid's dusty clothes in his hands, "Is everyone alright? I found these in the road." Enid smiles in frustration, grabs them and begins dressing herself.
Katie smiles, "Yeah, we are fine, just having a girl party. We have pizza, would you like some?"
It suddenly begins to storm outside and Teddy rubs his neck, "Ladies, I don't know how to tell you this. I worry your lives are in grave danger." The girls stand completely still in shock as the storm's intensity grows in strength. "Annie Willows was murdered, I have no doubts about that. The police are ruling it a suicide, they have got it all wrong."
Angela covers her mouth, "How...How... how do you know."
"I have been hacking into some accounts I have found on the dark web. Photos and videos most probably taken by drones have been exchanged of all three of you on this very site. Enid seems to be a heavy target. They know your webcam name and recognized it soon after you got that tattoo on your buttocks. The same drone operators knew everything Annie was doing and posted various
photos of her the night she died."
The women all start huddling together as the rain and thunder force Teddy to speak louder, "I traced the wifi connection to a general area. Over half of Enid's webcam followers were in one building, Micromiracles. That study you girls were enrolled in was meant to place tracking devices in your abdomens. Those plans must have been changed the night Annie died."
Enid gulps, "I didn't tell anyone this, but somehow Cal Luken was one of the first people to find out Annie died, he told me to let him break the news to anyone else first... Then he asked me to join a new study.
Angela begins to shake nervously, "My Leo had a device implanted in him, are they going to kill him?"
Teddy shakes his head no to reassure Angela, "He is too much of a valuable asset to them at this point. As long as he doesn't suspect anything he should be safe. Same with Lily and Mary and your other coworkers. It will be better to keep them in the dark until we find more information."
Katie has tears streaming down her face, "What can we do to be safe if a company killed Annie? If they want to kill one us tonight what can we do to stop them?
Teddy walks over and embraces Katie, "We don't know their motive for killing her yet, we will find out. Now I know all of you are on their radar, I can protect you, I promise. The first thing I am going to do is reroute all your electronic devices and link them to mine. I will drive all three of you to each of your respected residents together. Anytime anyone tries to hack into your account I can send the return signal back to this location. Any drones flying over the area will be easy to identify.