"As long as this old heart beats, Jack," Strapp said, "I’ll be the most bankable guy you’ll ever meet." There was a smile in his voice. "And what the frag is it gonna matter that I let a handful of no-talent shadowrunners go free when I bring in the woman who can give the UCAS the ability—no matter how transitory—to take a peek at what the megacorps are doing? Hell, getting that feather in my cap may even erase some of my past sins." And despite the tension surrounding the moment, Jack Skater had to smile.