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“No,” she whispered, tapping the case. “Not now. The Henderson dam report is due Friday.”

She drove forty minutes to Tech Redux , the last used computer shop in the tri-county area. The owner, a grizzled man named Sal with a soldering iron behind his ear, understood immediately.

The installation bar crawled. 10%... 40%... 90%. Then, a chime.

Not Mira.

She held the slim jewel case up to the flickering fluorescent light of her basement office. Inside, the silver disc shimmered, unblemished. No scratches. No rot. It was a ghost.