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Re: Regrouping and Recouperation [message #251 is a reply to message #250] Mon, 23 July 2012 15:42 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Wednesday, August 15, 2:30

"Jeff, how good to see you again. I must say, you do look better without the beard."

"I feel better without it too." Jeff stood up and gave Penelope a kiss on the check. "I don't know how anyone can stand one of those things. You, of course, look lovely, as always." Jeff sat down behind his desk. Lady Penelope reached across the desk and gave him a data card.

"Here are the results of the background check of Mr. and Mrs. Hanson. You might want to read the summary. Then we can talk."

Jeff slid the card into place and started reading. About three minutes in, he looked up at Penny. "Breakdown in 2046?"

"I'm not sure. She took time off from work. She did nothing for 6 months, then went back to school and earned her second masters degree. She returned to her old job with Social Services but soon transferred to the Christchurch Police Department as a victim advocate and counselor, specializing in domestic violence. She worked her way up to working with uniformed officers who needed help. She took another year long sabbatical in '56 but that was planned well in advance."

"And the first one wasn't?"

Penelope crossed her legs. "I can find no reason for it in her personnel file -- or at least the ones I can find. There was no pre-approval by the department. The only reason given was 'medical'. She did apply for leave to go back to school after 4 months and it was approved without any problems. She even received a scholarship. But -- she was seeing a counselor herself during the period involved. The city was paying for it. And I was unable to get into part of her personnel file."

"Gordon said she was almost paranoid about computer security." Jeff skimmed the rest of the file. "So, can you find out anything more?"

"I have already started to. I should have the results back in a few days."

"Fair enough. What about her husband?"

"Ryan Hanson. He works for Boeing in the satellite division. He designs both civilian and military satellites, manned and unmanned. He has a medium high security clearance. He has turned down several chances to work in management. He has also turned down several promotions that would have required him to move to Boeing headquarters. Even figuring the difference in cost of living he could have doubled his salary. He has always been polite but his private comments about the intelligence level of anyone who thought he would move to Chicago, and about the stupidity of Boeing moving its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago have been, hmm, shall we say, extremely imaginative.

"They are both well liked, active in their church and in volunteering. He restores antique car and planes for a hobby. She practices archery and they both belong to a medieval reenactment group.

"She has been back to see her family in the States twice since her marriage. Her great aunt left her the library and several other items when she died. Anna and Ryan returned to the States to pack them up. And she returned for her father's funeral. She did not return for her mother's second marriage. No one in her family has made any effort to visit her. I have not found any specific reason for the rift.

"They have three children and one grandchild. The oldest son, Terry, is 31 and married with 1 child. The second son, David, is 25 and works with computers. He is gay and has a domestic partnership. They had a church wedding with Anna officiating."

Jeff looked surprised. "I didn't think she could do that."

"She can't, officially. The Church outside of the States still does not condone marriage between same sex couples. But it is fairly common for the couple to have a civil ceremony and then have a willing pastor do a church ceremony. In this case, Anna as a lay minister could not perform a legally binding ceremony but could give the blessing to the union. Her pastor approved and the bishop turned a blind eye to the proceedings. He often does in cases like this. Since the Father Seaman didn't perform the wedding, the bishop can ignore it. Anna has married several couples that way.

"The youngest, Mary, is starting her second year in Uni, and doing is well. She is going to school in town but prefers to live on campus. She is considering spending a year as a student in the States." Penny looked at Jeff. "The entire family comes up clean except for Anna's unexpected hiatus and her split with her family. I am checking into those more thoroughly, but this was all I could do in the limited time."

Jeff frowned. "Those are big holes, but..." he hesitated, "do you feel she is a security risk?"

"I am uneasy about the hiatus because it is unexplained. Every source I checked with spoke highly of her intelligence and discretion. She is both well-liked and respected. I could wish you had asked me about her before but I understand these last weeks have been a bit hectic. How bad was Tyler?"

"Bad." Jeff grimaced. "And it won't be a quick fix. Both Drew and Dianne like her. And I couldn't afford to wait, both for Tyler's sake and Dianne's. I would like you to talk with her and give me your impressions. I think I can trust her to do what's the best for Tyler. I want your opinion on how far I can trust her with the rest of International Rescue."

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