"You don't understand, and I'm afraid none of the others do either… Olga, have you a timberland chukka boots t least got some inkling of what's timberland jackets going on?" "It's very strange Day Watch hasn't been able to find the killer after several years." "Yes. Do you remember Krakow?" "I do, unfortunately. You think we're being set up?" "It's possible…" The boss moved away from the window a bit. "Anton, do you think that could be the way things are heading?" "I don't completely understand," I mumbled. "Anton, let's assume that we really do have a Maverick wandering around the city, a solitary killer. He's uninitiated. From time to time his powers suddenly surface… he locates one of the Dark Ones and eliminates him, or in this case, her. Would Day Watch be able to locate this Maverick? timberland uk Unfortunately, believe me, they would. Then the question is: Why haven't they caught and exposed him, when Dark Ones are dying?" "Only unimportant ones," I pointed out. "Correct. Sacrificing pawns is in the tradition…" the boss caught my eye and paused. "In the tradition of the Watch." "The Watches," I said vengefully. "The Watches," the boss echoed wearily. "Y timberland sale uk ou haven't forgotten… let's think where a maneuver like this could be leading. A blanket accusation of incompetence against the whole of Night Watch? Nonsense. We're supposed to keep tabs on the behavior of the Dark Ones and the observance of the Treaty by known Light Ones, not go hunting for mysterious maniacs. In this case it's Da timberland outlet store locations y Watch that is at fault…" "That means it must be a provocation aimed at a specific person?" "Well done, Anto timberland chukka n. Remember what Yulia said? There's only a handful of us who could do this. That can be proved conclusively. Let's suppose Day Watch has decided to accuse someone of violating the Treaty, to claim that a member of our staff who knows the terms of the Treaty is meting out summary justice on his own account." "But that's easy to disprove. Just find the Maverick…" "And if timberland boat shoes the Dark Ones find him first? But don't bother to announce the fact?" "What about alibis?" "And what if the killings took place at times when this person has no alibi?" "A tribunal, with a full-scale interrogation," I said gloomily—having your mind turned inside out isn't a pleasant experience… "A powerful magician—and these killings were committed by a powerful magician—can close off his mind even against a tribunal. Not deceive the tribunal, just close himself off from it. And in any case, Anton, with a tribunal including Dark Ones, he would have to do it. Otherwise our enemies would learn far too much about us. And if a magician conceals himself against investigation, it' automatically regarded as a confession of guilt, with all the consequences that stem f timberland outlet store rom that so-(s) called confession—both for him and the Watch." "You paint a dark picture, Boris Ignatievich," I said. "Very dark. discount timberland boots Almost as dark as the one you painted for me last winter, in my sleep. A young boy with incredible Other powers, an Inferno eruption that would flatten the whole of Moscow…" "I am telling you the truth here, Anton." "What do you expect from me?" I asked bluntly. "This isn't really my area. Am I going to give the analysts a hand? We'll ladies timberland boots be handling everything they bring in anyway." "Anton, I want you to figure out which of us is the target. Who has an alibi for all the known incidents and who doesn't." The boss slipped his hand into his jacket pocket and took out a DVD. "Take this… it's a complete dossier for the whole three-year period. For four people, including me." I gulped as I took it. "The security codes timberland sneakers have been removed. But you understand that no one else must see this. You have no right to copy the information. Encrypt all your calculations and procedures… and make the key as complex as you can." "I'd really need someone to help," I suggested he black timberland boots sitantly, with a glance at Olga. But then, what kind of help could she give me? Everything she knew about computers she'd learned from pl timberland boots canada aying games like Heretic and Hexen. "You check my cheap timberlands database yourself," the boss said, after a pause. "You can use Anatoly for the others. All right?" "Then what's my assignment?" asked Olga. "You'll cover the same ground, only by asking direct questions. Interrogating people, in other words. And you'll start with me. Then the other three." "All right, timberland boots Boris." "Get on it, Anton," the boss said with a nod. "Start immediately. You can pass everything else on to your girls; they'll manage." "Perhaps I could riddle about a bit with the data?" I asked. "If someone doesn't happen to have an alibi, I could arrange one." The boss shook his head. "No. You don't understand. I don't want to set up any false alibis. I want to make sure that none of us are involved in these killings." "Are you serious?" "Yes. Because nothing's impossible in this world. Anton, the really nice thing about our work is that I can give you an assignment like this. And you'll carry it out. Regardless of who's involv timberland shoes uk ed." There was still something bothering me, but I nodded and walked toward the door, clutching the precious disc. It came to me i timberland uk n a flash. I turned back and asked: "Boris Ignatievich…" The boss and Olga instantly moved apart. "Boris Ignatievich, you say there are four sets of data here?" "Yes." "For you, Ilya, Semyon…" "And you, Anton."