Qui-Gon entered the back room just in time to see the message flash a final time. Then the computer went dead.

Lena sank into a chair. "They've erased the evidence," she said.

"They've erased everything."

For a moment Lena's determination was replaced by desperation. Qui- Gon was surprised to feel a similar desperation coming from Obi-Wan. He gazed at him thoughtfully. This was unusual behavior for his Padawan.

Qui-Gon turned his attention to the matter at hand. "Was the computer connected to a network of some kind?" he asked.

"I don't think so," Lena said. Then she shook her head firmly. "No.

Rutin would not have kept the information here if it was."

"And no one else had access to the information?" Qui-Gon questioned.

"Well, the information was no secret within the family. They all know what's going on, but they are careful not to leave a trail. Solan makes sure of that." Lena stood up and walked back into her bedroom, talking more to herself than the Jedi. "Still, Rutin managed to construct a trail. Any of them could, but Solan…"

Qui-Gon could see that Lena was already recovering from the setback.

She was formulating a new plan. Qui-Gon could not help but admire her resolve. And yet, if she loved her husband as she claimed, she was remarkably strong in the aftermath of his death. He thought perhaps she was deceiving them.

"They all know," Lena said again, louder. "And one of them might just help." Lena turned and began picking her way back toward the lift.