No money, no jewels, no letter to his attorney.  Inside the safe had been five computer disks of a type compatible with the businessman's IBM personal computer.  That told the agents all they wanted.  Bright had at once taken the disks and the deceased's computer to his office, which was also equipped with IBM-compatible machines.  Mark Bright was a good investigator, which meant that he was a patient one.  His first move had been to call a local computer expert who assisted the FBI from time to time.  A freelance software consultant, he'd first protested that he was busy, but he'd only needed to hear that there was a major criminal investigation underway to settle that.  Like many such people who informally assist the FBI, he found police work most exciting, though not quite exciting enough to take a full-time job for the FBI Laboratory.  Government service didn't come close to paying what he earned on the outside.  Bright had anticipated his first instruction: bring in the man's own computer and hard-disk!