It took time, but I managed to get the blonde executive out of my head and start concentrating on the case.

About all I learned from Donner's personnel file was that he was one sharp guy. The type that big companies would fight each other for to get hold of.

But none of this told me a thing about what he might be doing. And other than hinting at "company secrets", Carol hadn't said a word about what kind of information Donner was trying to deal away.

It only meant that I'd have do this the hard way.

Within two hours I was parked across the street from Donner's home. The little I knew about him told me he would have to be living in a nice area. It was just the same the size of the place threw me.

The apartment I live in could fit inside his garage. Twice! It made my head spin to think about a single person living in a place with this many rooms.

Soon it was dark enough for me to make my move.

I had changed into some black pants and sweater, just the thing when sneaking around a stranger's house.

There was only a short wall to keep people off the property. Along with having a pretty good figure, I do my best to keep myself in good shape.

It took surpassingly little effort for me to get over the stone barrier.

Staying to the shadows, I worked my way closer to the house. Using a small flashlight I found what I was looking for. The small panel where the phone lines came into the house.

Using some clip leads, I hooked a small electrical box inside the panel, then closed everything up again.

A good friend had taught me how to work phone lines.

Or even to tap them. Like I had just done!

The little box I had installed would work like a two-way radio, allowing me to listen in without being noticed.

Just to make sure the hook-up was going to work, I decided to wait around until a call came through to the house. Once I was sure of my connection, I could listen in to Donner's phone calls from across the street, or down the block.