James & Caffrey

Chapter Thirty Four - The Caffrey Team

-Kara-

"Caffrey." Jones called him over "Looks like Worth is targeting the offices of DCFI. It's a Hedge fund run by Ian  Dybek." I joined them

"Ivy League, West Sider, golfs at clubs that don't allow women. Dybek and Worth manage the fund together." I added

"Hum, until they were investigated on suspicion of market manipulation." Neal read the file

"Yeah, a bunch of strange activity from the company's server caught the attention of the S.E.C. Turns out Worth ran a high frequency trading division." Jones informed him

"The S.E.C shook him down but didn't get enough to press charges." I continued

"But Dybek fired him anyway. I think he needed a sacrificial lamb" Neal summarised

"I let Dybek know. That there is a security threat on his facility" Peter began coming down from his office

"He want protection?" I questioned

"No, he thanked me. Then proceeded to bolt out of the building. Looks like he took something small out of his pocket. Looks like a thumb drive." he pulled up still on his tablet

"Looks like a thumb drive. Where was he headed?" Neal wondered

"Home. I bet he had a reason." he handed me the tablet to look at

"Like hiding the drive from the FBI." I stated

"Firms like the DCFI pay a fortune for their trading algorithms. A millisecond means everything between gaining and losing millions." Jones went back to his computer

"If there's an algorithm on that drive it would make sense that Worth would want to steal it." Neal voiced

"But not for hiding it. It's not illegal to use an algorithm" I thought out loud

"Unless it is." Jones commented. We headed into the conference room and he showed us TV coverage "Thats a thousand point dead drop. All because one fund moved a large amount of stock when the market was vulnerable. It started a chain reaction by high frequency trading servers. Which caused the market to crash in seconds."

"Like high stakes Jenga " Diana summarised

"Yeah but it's more like throwing a banana peel."

"So what your saying is what tipped of the S.E.C  might have been Worth and Dybek testing the algorithm. To see how many one's and zeros the could make slip and fall?" Neal theorised

"There are billions to be made. Sell short before the market dies. Be first in line when it bounces back up." Jones nodded

"The perfect crime, all executed by computers." Neal looked back to Peter

"And Worth knows if he steals the Algorithm, Dybek can't report it without implicating himself." Peter continues

"If we're right the only way to stop it is to get that drive."

"We'll need a warrant." Peter says

"That takes time Worth wants the drive by Friday. But what happens Friday" I inquire

"The new Woody Allen film comes out." Neal replies

"I'm not going  to that, find someone else." I retort

"The jobs report. That means the market is primed to be volatile." Jones tells us

"Jones reach out to friendly judges for that warrant. I have a meeting with cyber division. Kara be ready to move on Dybek."