Kelvin was being cautious, but he didn't need to. No one was following him around. Those he suspected of following him had other things to do.
An hour after he left, Pauli returned to pick up his ant. He was not happy that he couldn't use it to find Kelvin's home and discover other things about him.
He got back into his car with a sullen expression. His mood didn't get better when Mel called him.
She said, "I see that the surveillance failed. That's unfortunate."
He asked, "Did he notice it or was it a fluke?"
She replied with a tone of finality, "It doesn't matter. He interfered with the surveillance, so it must be stopped. Those are the rules. We can't risk anymore."
He said with irritation, "I know. I am just unreconcilled. Without any surveillance, we will have no leverage on him. He might not choose to join us, and we are terribly low on manpower."
