Sep. 24, 2007
7:00 a.m.
Bryce's email lead me to someone named Chuck Bartowski. He works at a Buy More in Burbank. I'm headed there later today.
8:00 a.m.
Bartowski's file: Chuck is 27, a computer technician or "Nerd Herder." He works from 9-5 for 5 days a week. He hasn't been in a long term relationship since 2002. He went to Stanford University until he was ejected for stealing tests. Although, there is no other priors on his record and his psychological profile shows no suggestion of rebelliousness. Note, I speculate Chuck didn't steal those tests, but was ejected for an ulterior reason. There is a significant amount of C.I.A. activity on campus at Stanford. At first glance I doubt he is capable of cheating. It's possible he was getting to close to something there.
Bartowski's file also mentions a sister. Several accounts of sacrifices made on her behalf. Such as working three jobs to help pay for her medical school. Seems Chuck still lives with his sister. Note, possible point of exploitation, family. Although there isn't much about his parents here. Mother left at 10, father left at 19. No current information regarding the parents.
10:00 a.m.
I posed as a customer with a broken phone so I could test him out in person. I gathered very little information from him before he left to go help a little girl and her father record a ballet routine that the father had failed to record at the girl's recital. I determined the best point if entry was to ask him out on a date. Seeing as he was preoccupied I left my card. We'll see if he gets the message.
5:00 p.m.
I observed Chuck for the better part of his shift. Not much to report. Chuck seems quite close to a small, bearded employee named Morgan. They spent most of the day discussing whether or not to call the number I left. Chuck appears to feel inadequate when compared to myself and offers that as the reason why he doesn't plan to call. I might be required to return tomorrow.
I overheard Chuck and his friend discuss attending a movie later this evening. I plan to take advantage of this time and search Chuck's apartment as well as his computer in search of the intersect images. For Chuck's sake, I hope I find them.
6:00 p.m.
Bartowski and his idiotic friend returned earlier than I had anticipated. They saw me with his computer and started throwing things at me. Apparently I am dealing with children. I feel somewhat remorseful. I had no intention of harming Chuck but, in defending myself against the plates and vases being thrown in my direction I may have harmed Bartowski. Unfortunately, the computer was dropped in the process and I was forced to leave before the authorities arrived. I did not discover the intersect images. I'm beginning to doubt that Bryce sent the images to . Bryce would never be so incompetent. Traitor or not. I suppose I will have to return to the Buy More tomorrow and secure a date.
Sep. 25, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Director Graham informed me that the N.S.A. is sending their best agent, John Casey. I have 12 hours to determine if Bartowski has an external drive, or copy of any kind, and to locate it.
10:15 a.m.
I went back to the nerd herd desk. Bartowski was repeating something to himself about losing his mind. Note, possible result of stress caused by the double life I believe him to be living. He asked if I was having phone trouble again and I uttered some cheesy line. He bought it. Note, easily manipulated. I knew, after yesterday, that he wasn't going to call so I told him I was new to town as a way to ask him on a date.
12:00 a.m.
I told Graham about my plan. I also expressed my doubts about Chuck and they were dismissed, of course. My orders are to kill if he runs.
Chuck showed up at my door around 7:00 p.m. with flowers. We went to the restaurant El Compadre. Chuck seems perfectly innocent, which made me all the more suspicious.
No one is innocent.
We later went for a walk and when we stopped on the bridge he paused in an unnatural way. That was another thing I noticed that led me to believe something was off.
We then went to a concert in south Burbank. Agent Casey and his men showed up. I took Chuck out on the dance floor to keep him from noticing that I was taking out Casey's men.
After I took out the men we ran to his car. This led to a car chase with Casey's team. Casey then crashed into us, recklessly endangering Chuck's life I'd like to add. After that mess Chuck and I ran to a roof and waited for the helicopter I called in. After asking Chuck about Bryce he informed me that he had seen the intersect pictures and did not have an external drive. Casey then found us before The helicopter could arrive and I was forced to point my gun at Chuck to keep Casey from shooting me and taking Chuck. Chuck then paused again like he had on the bridge and told Casey and I that General Stanfield's life was in danger and that there was a bomb. That's when I realized that the information for the intersect pictures was in his head.
Chuck, Casey, and I drove to the hotel where General Stanfield was speaking. After finding the bomb Chuck, of all people, disarmed it with a computer virus.
5:00 a.m.
Casey and I discussed what the next step with Chuck would be and concluded that, until the new intersect was up and running, we would have Chuck us the information in his head to work with us.
I found Chuck on the beach later and told him to our plan and that he needed to trust me.
