Intruder Alert: Part 2

Part #2
As Blake walked briskly towards his office, he heard the automatic door swish open. He reached the opening just as the door disappeared into the wall.
“I see what you mean. When the machines slow down to avoid an intruder, there’s only a blur registered by the camera.” Fred said as Blake entered the room. He let his momentum carry him right up to the desk next to Fred.
Fred was examining the hardware department surveillance video play back, taken during the night. He traced an indistinct blotch of grey on the still screen image with his forefinger.
“I’ve looked at that several times,” said Blake.
“I know what we need is a special camera or film that can catch fast action. And I know just the guy who can set it up for us. The only problem is it’s not cheap. We can’t set up a camera on every product row.” Fred shared.
“I don’t think that will be a problem. It’s only been happening on only one of the hardware aisles,” Blake replied.

“Okay, another matter. I was thinking: Maybe you should wait until tomorrow night to hang out. Just in case you forgot the district manager will be visiting the store tomorrow, so he’ll expect you to be here,” Fred said.
Blake: “ Hmmm, right. Okay, I’ll wait until tomorrow night. Could you call your friend and get him to set up his camera today?” Blake asked.
“Sure thing! By the way, how do we pay for it?”
“We have a defined budget for security updates, surveillance, etc. Take it out of that account, I’ll okay it,” Blake replied.
“Should we mention it to Dirk, the district manager, tomorrow? Fred asked.
“No, I wouldn’t. We don’t know what we are dealing with. He will be mainly here to make sure that everything else is running smoothly, and I don’t want to stress him out with anything out of the ordinary, unusual, or not run of the mill stuff.” Blake replied.

Later that day.
“My friend can install the cameras tonight, right after closing time. I showed him the blurred images, he said his equipment can handle it. He photographs humming birds and can catch their flapping wings in a still image. It’s amazing.” Fred reported.
“I’m looking forward to it. I’m going over to hardware now, and make a visual inspection of the area, and take a few photos just for reference tomorrow.” Blake replied.
“Great idea. Probably won’t see you till tomorrow. Have a great day.” Fred said.
“The same, bro!” Blake replied

To be continued…