"Might be too late for us by that time," Duran commented. "Granted, going after the woman at this point sounds risky, and sounds pretty damn fragged with no nuyen in sight for the effort. But if Strapp gets his mitts on her and turns her over to the UCAS, Villiers is going to know without a doubt that her software design is going to be in someone else’s hands. Flatlining us at that point would be useless."