"That puts me on backup," Tim says, and realizes his voice sounded far too disapproving to be safe. He edits himself before he can be glared at.

"I can do that. I can give you some bugs -- one or two to plant if you have the chance, a flash drive to plug into his computer if one is handy, and one for you to wear, in case things go wrong while you're under cover."

He pauses a moment.

"How much information are we comfortable sharing? It's a small island. If you two run into each other on your way to or from Crane..."