The big secret (m/m) - Part 6(b) 26/12

Postby DWilD » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:58 pm

Before I start my story, let me just say the first part will be more of an introduction of the characters, and there will not be any bondage at the start, and there will not be any "explicit" stuff until later on in the story, but I want to keep it all in the same section, so please be patient.

Ok, I think that's it, on with the story .....
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Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:27 pm

Part 1 - An Introduction

Jay is a 23 year old male working in the banking industry. He's not extremely rich, but equally not poor either, with a decent car and money in the bank. He has not had much luck with the ladies, despite being a decent looking lad. He still lives with his parents, with an aim of moving out sooner rather than later, hopefully with a lady to share it with.

Simon is Jay's brother, 26, with a job high up (especially for his age) in the printing industry. He is richer than his brother (having a higher paid job, and being in the job longer, etc). He has girlfriend Claire, and they have been going our for 5 years (NOTE she will not feature much, mainly towards the end). They live together, not far from his parents/Jay's house.

Jay and Simon had a typical brotherly relationship. They did love each other, despite neither admitting to it, with only the occasional argument putting strain on the relationship. Jay was also good friends with Claire since Si and herself had been dating, all pranked one another occasionally.

It all started, however a few weeks before Simon's 27th birthday, when Simon was coming home to Claire more stressed & more secretive about work than usual. Simon and Claire were always very open about what happened at work, so for this to happen was a surprise for Claire. Jay had also noticed this when he came to visit them for a few weekends in a row. Claire and Jay were discussing this odd behaviour, so they decided that Jay should surprise his brother on his birthday by turning up to his work. If only they knew why Simon had been acting so weirdly these past few weeks ......
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Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby bondagefreak » Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:24 pm

Interesting! Looking forward to chapter 2!
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Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:51 pm

First off - apologies. What with Christmas, new year AND uni work, this is the first chance I have had to update the story. Also, don't worry if updates are slow, I haven't forgotten, it will just be uni work getting in the way. Anyway, part 2 ...

Part 2 - The Discovery.

It was the day of Simon's birthday. As previously agreed, Jay would surprise his brother at work. Since it was a Friday, Jay left work at lunchtime, with his present, and headed towards Simon's work. A car journey that would change his life forever ...

Jay had his window open, since it was a hot day, and was cooling down nicely. He must have only been half a mile away, when all of a sudden, he thought he heard a whimper down an alley. Jay had a weird feeling, a feeling that he NEEDED to investigate what this whimper was. He parked up nearby, and set out to investigate. He walked slowly towards where he thought the whimpering was coming from. surely enough, the whimpering was getting louder the closer he got. He finally got close enough, and was shocked at what he saw - a naked woman. She must have only been around Jay's age. He could see from her face that she was scared, and certainly mentally, possibly also physically, scarred.

The woman looked up, and could see the shock in this stranger's eyes. She stared for a moment, then hinted in her eyes that she needed help. Jay went off to find something to cover the woman with, and managed to come back with a blanket that he found around the corner. He covered her in the blanket, and got her into the passenger seat on his car.
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Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby ConnerMacManus » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:57 pm

I'm quite enjoying this as well! I think establishing character is extremely important to the effectiveness of a story. Don't ever feel the need to apologise for that; development is key. You have a good command of language and I'm interested to see where this leads.

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:49 pm

NOTE: Well, "only" 5 months after the previous chapter, after which I'm sure many had presumed I had given up, I have finally had the time and willpower to write the next chapter. Hopefully, I should have more time now to post updates more frequently. Anyway, part 3...

Part 3 - The Woman

Jay thought about calling the police, but decided she needed some clothing first, to protect her modesty if anything. Luckily, Simon's house was not far away, and decided that Claire wouldn't mind if he gave this woman some of her clothes, given the circumstances, and set off for Simon and Jay's house. Jay meanwhile tried to get some information from her - name, age, more importantly how she found herself in this state. She was quiet, and still scared, but Jay seemed to get the feeling that she was willing to trust this stranger, perhaps more because she didn't really have any other choice.

J: We're going to my brother's house, okay? I can find you some clothes there, I'll call the police soon after.
The woman nodded. Jay accepted this response, he realised he wasn't going to get a vocal response.

A short journey later, they arrived at the house. Jay knew where the spare key was hidden, and quickly assisted the woman into the house. He showed her up to Claire's room, and told her to get dressed. She was still too scared to talk, but showed her appreciation and thanks to Jay through her eyes.

Jay then realised he needed to ring the police, but thought it wouldn't do any harm if he fed the woman first - oh how he would come to regret this decision eventually. He went down to the kitchen, closed the door (don't ask, some weird policy that Simon and Claire asked all their guests to abide by, so Jay thought he should abide by them) and make a snack for them both. Once he had finished preparing, he picked up the phone in the kitchen, intending to phone the police once he had checked up on the woman. He left the kitchen and walked upstairs to Claire's room, and was shocked at what he saw, and dropped the phone.

There was the woman, hogtied and gagged, looking up at him. And yet no one else was in sight. Bemused at first, Jay soon realised she had a stare of fear. Jay quickly ungagged her, before undoing the ropes hogtying her.

J: What's going on?
She seemed even more scared, but answered anyway to explain.
W(Woman): Your brother ...
J: Simon?
W: Yes .. him. He ... he did ... this.
J: What are you talking about?
W: Him, his company ... kidnap me .. try to torture me .... but I run away. I hide for .... many hours. Then you find me.

Jay was visibly shocked. He was still trying to process this information, and the fact that he didn't even realise Simon was about. Then he saw her face light up in terror. He turned around, and there was Simon, visibly angry.

J: What the hell is going on Simon?
S: [quietly, but with anger in his voice] I just need a little word with this lady here ...
J: Bullshit Si, what is REALLY going on? Is this why you've been so stressed out recently?

At this point, the woman used this opportunity to zoom past the brothers, and try to escape to freedom before she was captured again. She rushed down the stairs, with both brothers following her. Jay quickly went back upstairs to retrieve the phone. She got to the door handle, but her hand slipped off the handle, which gave Simon enough time to grab her back from the door. Simon was behind her, with one hand gagging her and had his other hand around her waist, securely holding her. They were now standing so they could see the door, when Jay appeared in front of them, phone in hand. Then there was silence, both brothers working what to do next.

J: I dunno what the hell is going on, but you'd better explain before I call the police ..
S: Stay out of this Jay, this is none of you business ...
J: It IS my business to help a stranger when she is trouble. Give it up Si.
S: As I said, stay out of this Jay, this is between me and her. Oh, and if you do attempt to call the police, I WILL stop you.
J: I'd like to see you try.

With that, Jay's finger slid down towards the 9. Just as he was about to press it, Si produced a pocketknife towards the lady's neck. This stopped Jay pressing the 9.

S: It seems you were serious Jay. Well, so am I. Press that number, knife into neck. Your choice Jay.

Jay reluctantly stopped, but kept hold of the phone.

S: OK then, since everything is back under control, I'm just going to go back upstairs with her, and restrain her. You meanwhile, Jay, will help, since I can't trust you to not be where I can't see you, and then we will talk. Oh, and give me the phone Jay.

Jay was about to argue again with his brother, but with the knife still held across her neck, he thought better than to do that, and complied.

They all walked up the stairs, and walked into Claire's room. Simon then managed, with the help of his (un)willing brother, to hogtie his captive with ropes, and gag her with a rolled up bandana and tape. Whilst this was ongoing, Jay was racking his mind, wondering how on earth he had got himself into this position - this position being he was unwillingly helping his brother tie up this still unknown stranger, for reasons he still does not know, whilst wondering how his brother could have turned into the character he seemed to have become. And what did this stranger say about his company? Was this to do with his stressful time he had been having at work recently?

When all was done, he signalled for Jay to go downstairs to discuss. Jay decided to have one last chance to convince Simon to change his mind, then things would get serious.

J: I dunno what the hell is going on Simon, but this is not on - this is your final warning Si, ...
S: Oh shut up little brother. You wouldn't believe it if I told you. Now, if you'll just excuse me ...
J: No, Jay I will not excuse you, this has gone far enough.

That response had convinced Jay that whatever he said, it wasn't going to change Si's mind, so he went on the offensive. He ran over to the phone by Jay, and attempted to pick it up. Si worked out what he was about to do, and they both ended up fighting over the phone. It turned out bad for Jay however- Simon pushed onto him, which meant Jay lost grip of the phone, fell backwards and hit his head on the banister. Very quickly, Jay's world went black as his encounter with the banister knocked him out, and his world would never be the same after this .....

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:13 pm

Part 4 - The Warning.

Jay slowly woke up from his unconscious state, with what felt like a throbbing headache. He lay there for a few minutes, trying to work out why his head hurt. That's when he opened his eyes, and realised he couldn't see anything. He tied to move his hands, but couldn't, since something was restricting his movement. He tried to shout out, but couldn't do that either. Jay was seriously confused now. That's when it hit him. He was remembering what had happened before the situation he found himself in now - He found a scared woman at the roadside, took her to Simon's house to give her food and clothes before ringing the police. At least that was the plan before he found out Si was somehow connected to this. After this, he tried to work out his surroundings. Whatever he was on, it was soft, like a mattress - Jay presumed he was on a bed. There was a rattling sound when he moved his hands - he presumed they were handcuffs ...

"Hello brother, I see you have awoken from the encounter with the stairs" Jay shook slightly in shock. He was so focused on trying to work out everything he didn't hear his brother enter the room. He processed his brothers words - ah, that explains the headache, he thought. Simon walked over and took off Jay's blindfold - his tie. Jay eyes widened - the mirror in front of him enabled him to see himself in the position he was in. He wasn't shocked to see his restraints, since he had started to work out what they were, but he was shocked to notice he was only wearing his white & blue striped boxer briefs. After that initial shock, he could see he had correctly predicted he was on a bed, and his hands were handcuffed to either end of the top of the bed. There was duct tape wound around his mouth a few times, with something else in his mouth, but he couldn't fathom what was in his mouth. Finally, his legs were tied at the end of the bed with rope.

"Now I'm sure you're beginning to remember how you managed to get yourself into this position. As it turned out, I'm sure you'll be pleased to know bringing that woman back here helped me enormously. I was in deep trouble with the bo.. errrr various contacts because I lost her. I turn up here after being sent home, and here she is on a plate, essentially. Thanks for that." Simon smirked, knowing that Jay would NOT be pleased to know, but he didn't care, he had inadvertently saved his bacon, so to speak.

"Now, I'm sure you would be grateful if I was to give you some water now, and I am able to comply with this, on a few conditions:

Number 1 - you DO NOT mention anything about today to ANYONE - not the woman, not you bringing her back here, not anything you saw or heard whilst restrained or otherwise.
Number 2 - you WILL NOT ask me or Claire about anything to do with my work, hint at anything dodgy towards my line of work, and more importantly, you WILL NOT do any further investigation into the events you have seen and heard today. Do you understand, Jay?"

Jay looked at Simon, very unimpressed, which did not please him.

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" Si barked. Jay nodded accordingly, shaken at the order that had just been barked at him.

Simon pushed Jay up the bed more (there was slack in the rope) to make Jay upright to be able to drink. He undid the tape from around his mouth, and Jay managed to spit out the item from in his mouth. Jay realised it was one of his socks, meaning the other one must be around here somewhere.

"Now I'm feeling very generous at the moment due to the fact I have redeemed myself, so I can offer to undo one of the handcuffs so that you are able to drink without my assistance. If you do anything stupid, you'll be recuffed and denied water privileges, do you agree to being a good little brother?" Jay nodded, too annoyed knowing he was essentially being mocked at the end of that sentence, and because he was indeed thirsty, so wasn't going to attempt to do anything stupid.

Simon undid the handcuff of the right hand, but from the end attached to the bed, not the arm, which surprised Jay. He was given the litre water of bottle, and started drinking. The water tasted strange to Jay, but he assumed it was due to his thirst levels. After a few minutes of silence, Jay had managed to drink the whole litre of water, surprising himself - he didn't think he was that thirsty. Simon took the bottle away and immediately recuffed Jay's hand to the bed.

" Hey what the fu.... MPHHHHH" Simon also managed to slip Jay's other sock into his mouth whilst recuffing his hand, keeping his hand over Jay's mouth. With Jay's hand secured, he grabbed the roll of duct tape and tied some around his mouth again.

"I haven't finished with you yet Jay - see you in a bit". With that, he left the room. Jay was left to ponder a few thoughts - How did this happen? Why is this happening? What is my brother up to? Who are these 'associates'? Oh well, Jay thought, at least I have a fresh sock in my mouth now.

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby Nicktie » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:53 pm

nice story, I'm anxious to read more!

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:13 am

Part 5 - The Blackmail

It was 12:30 when Jay left work. He never though 4 hours later he would be tied up in his boxers by his brother on a bed or have the impression his brother is a kidnapper. Well here he is at 4:30, with both of these situations having played out.

Jay knew it was 4:30 because of the alarm clock on the bedside table next him. This meant it had been nearly 30 minutes since Simon had left the room during which time Jay was getting worried - he knew Claire would be due home before 5:00, surely Simon would not embarrass his own brother in front of Claire, claiming it was a game. Then again, with what had already happened this afternoon, Jay was increasingly unsure he knew who his brother was anymore. Also, he was hungry - he hadn't eaten since breakfast.

Jay, lost in his thoughts about the events that had transpired over the past few hours, failed to notice his brother walking into the room holding his phone up to take a picture .... that was until the camera clicked, at which point Jay shot up in fright ... well at least he would have done had he not been tied down to the bed.

"How's things brother?" [Jay responded with a stare, a stare with which looks could have killed.] "Well, you know, if YOU hadn't have interfered, none of this would have happened".

Jay was increasingly visibly angry - "What a son of a .." Jay thought, before being disturbed again by another picture being taken.

"Well, you have left me with no choice Jay, but to think of ways with which to keep you quiet ... something tells me these pictures will keep you quiet, since I think today has proved I would publish these photos Jay if you cross me..." Si smirked, with a hint of seriousness, as Jay's face turned of one to defeat. "... except I haven't quite finished yet - that water taste funny to you?"

Jay had a puzzled expression on his face - he had thought it had tasted strange, and knew immediately, once mentioned, that something was up, but he was unsure what.

"Judging by the puzzled look on your face, I'll put you out of your misery and tell you. In short, I put something in the water to make you drink the whole litre .... and what happens when you drink a lot .... ?"

"Wouldn't it be hi laaaaaaaaaarious if I had nice pictures of you tied up, with you having pissed your pants? No? Well, guess what, it is, and it's gonna happen!"

The happier Simon got, the angrier Jay became, partly because Si was blackmailing him, partly because he was being embarrassed, and partly because, more importantly, Si was right! Jay couldn't do anything to stop his big brother embarrassing him, even if only for blackmailing purposes, and worse of all, Jay did really need to pee right now, but he was determined not to give in once and for all into his brother. If he could just hold on a bit longer, then surely, he would have to release him so Claire would not suspect a thing.

Minutes passed, mostly in silence, with neither brother wanting to give in.

"Oh come on Jay, just hurry up and piss yourself, we both know it is going to happen, so the sooner the inevitable happens, the sooner you get out of this bind - literally!" These words only spurned Jay on to keep going.

The alarm clock went on: 4:37. 4:38 . 4:39. 4:40. 4:41. 4:42. 4:43. 4:44. By this point Jay was visibly struggling to keep it all in. Si used this to his advantage at the clock struck 4:45.

"JUST DO IT JAY!"

The sudden shouting was the final straw for Jay. He couldn't keep it in any longer. He was pissing himself. As the wet patch in Jay's boxers grew, so did Simon's smirk.

"Good, my young padawan, pose for the camera!" Simon continued smirking whilst taking pictures. Simon didn't care for Jay's lack of posing, for he had won the overall battle.

Once Jay had finished his business, and Simon had finished taking pictures, Si took this opportunity to reaffirm his position over Jay which he had now acquired. He ripped the tape off Jay's mouth quickly to inflict as much pain as possible whilst doing so. He pulled the sock out of Jay's mouth, held Jay's chin in his hands, and warned:

"Right you little bitch, listen carefully: you will not mention anything of what you have seen today to anyone at all. If you do, you know I have blackmail pictures with which I can do many things to make you as embarrassed as possible, even if some editing is involved. UNDERSTAND ?"

"Yes" Jay quietly responded, glad he was able to speak now.

"Yes WHAT?"

Silence. Simon then slapped Jay in the face. Jay shrieked in a mixture of pain, horror and shock.

"Yes SIR is the answer I was looking for. However, since you are my brother, and since I cannot do anything to arouse suspicions, I will let you off this time!"

Simon helped (yes helped!) Jay get out of the binds, and gave him his clothes. Jay was not happy however.

"Are you kidding me? Are you seriously not giving any spare boxers or socks after the ordeal you have put me through!"

"This is your punishment Jay, don't push your luck otherwise I can wet your clothing even more for you!" Simon said with a hint of a smile.

Jay could see what he meant by that, and didn't bother fighting back, knowing now that he wouldn't be lying, crossed with the fact Jay just wanted to get out of there quickly, go home and recall of this, hoping it was just a bad dream.

Jay quickly dressed and went downstairs, at which point Claire was walking through the door.

"Hi Jay, wasn't expect......."

"Sorry Claire, gotta go bye...." Jay said, in a rather unfriendly way, rushing past her, quickly into his car, and off he went.

"Jeez, what wrong with him?"

"I have absolutely no idea" Simon said, lying through his teeth.

Jay went home, recalling the events, with thoughts of shock, horror, confusion, amongst others playing out through his mind. "How could Simon have done this?", thought Jay. What worried Jay even more was he knew Simon essentially had control over him now. A text popped through on his phone, from Simon:

"See, I told you if you did what I said, I would release you. And I did"

Jay was not looking forward to his life from now on. He had to find out what was going on, and he knew where to start - Jay's workplace.

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:28 pm

First off, apologies. I started writing this chapter in February, but got a job in March, so haven't had chance to think about this for months. Hopefully it will be more regular from now on, I have an approximate plot in my head, with small details still to be decided. Anyway, on with the story.

Part 6(a) - The Investigation Begins

Over the next 6 weeks, Jay attempted to distance himself from his brother as much as possible, whilst keeping occasional contact to keep up pretences for their family. Jay could see the look Si was giving him when others were not looking. The consequences of betraying his brother were not worth thinking about, but Jay knew he was hiding a dark secret, he just didn't know how dark it was, and he was determined to find out.

His research started slowly - he was limited to the internet for now since he had no real idea of a way to sneak into Si's office where he was convinced he could find out more information, where things suddenly became interesting when he delved a bit deeper into the history of Simon's workplace. This printing business was started by an Englishman with connections to a Japanese millionaire, but Jay had to do DEEP searching to find out this mystery connection. This Japanese millionaire has always had local businessmen named as owner of companies where he has a large involvement in. Jay's business experience immediately sprung to mind, because Jay found people usually do this when they want to own the company but have something to hide.

It wasn't exactly the most damning of evidence, but Jay was convinced this had something to do with it.

He was about to investigate this Japanese connection out when he received a text from an unknown number:

"I see you are investigating the origins of JEPrinting Industries. Be warned: there is a lot more than meets the eye"

Jay was initially unsure what to think of this: Was somebody watching him? His house? was somebody trying to scare him off - somebody connected to his brother? How could this person even know Jay was doing all this research - it was limited to the internet, and no one else had access to his laptop, it not as if he house had been burled, there would be evidence of this, Jay would notice ......

Jay decided the website where he found this difficult to get information must track IP addresses or something, but how did (they, he, she?) get his number?

The wording of the message, however, indicated to Jay that he was on the right track. This message spurred Jay on to continue his investigation, and increased his confidence that he was right to investigate his brother, his company, the bosses to discover whatever was going on. He knew it must be something big for his brother to act the way he has been ever since that day all those weeks ago.

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby NemesisPrime » Fri Sep 11, 2015 4:58 pm

I like where this is going, I always love a good mystery! Should I start calling Jay, Deep Throat? xD
Everyone speaks in multiple languages...But gag talk is universal and a sock in your mouth is the perfect translator!

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby Lake Lover » Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:08 am

DWilD wrote:First off, apologies. I started writing this chapter in February, but got a job in March, so haven't had chance to think about this for months.

Part 6(a) - The Investigation Begins.


Heavens! Should we worry that your new job might be at all like Simon's? Anxious to read more of this story.

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:12 pm

Lake Lover wrote:
DWilD wrote:First off, apologies. I started writing this chapter in February, but got a job in March, so haven't had chance to think about this for months.

Part 6(a) - The Investigation Begins.


Heavens! Should we worry that your new job might be at all like Simon's? Anxious to read more of this story.


As it turns out, a part of my job involves packaging ...... with tape ......

But no, nothing like my story, which trust me, when we get further into the story, is a good thing!!!!!

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby fratboydanny » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:50 pm

Thanks for coming back to the board and the story.

Re: The big secret (m/m)

Postby DWilD » Sat Dec 26, 2015 9:46 am

Part 6(b) - The investigation continues

Over the next few weeks, Jay continued to investigate this website, to get answers from this mysterious new contact of his. It was working. This new contact of his kept contacting not only via text, but by sending hints in the post, but Jay was unable to really piece together the puzzle, as all of these little hints, in isolation meant nothing, but if he could somehow find a link between them, he was convinced they would somehow spell out some clue of where/what to investigate next.

One normal day, a package arrived for him - a phone. On unlocking the phone, a message appeared - 154326. Reply when ready. Jay realised 6 different clues had been posted over a 2 week period. This was obviously the order they were meant to be ordered in to investigate further, and realised there was only one number programmed into the phone, which was obviously the number to reply to. The order was as follows ....

Mr Burns, Tiger Woods, a black envelope, a picture of 2 teams, a closed down shop, and a picture of Simon Pegg. But what do they mean?????????

As a bit of fun now, whilst I continue writing drafts for the next chapters for the story, I would welcome your guesses as to what these 6 different clues mean - see if anybody can get them right. Time starts now .......

Re: The big secret (m/m) - Part 6(b) 26/12

Postby DWilD » Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:53 pm

This section is from Jay's POV.

Boss, Cheater, Blackmail, Rivals, Closing Down, My Brother Simon.

Those were my guesses, and was what I replied to the number on my new phone. The reply - nearly!

"The bosses are cheating, using blackmail to force competitors into closing down. Your brother (Simon) is involved in this. At least this is what we understand".

I was shocked. I knew something drastic was going on, but not this. And how did Simon get involved? I needed to know the truth. If I didn't, this would be bugging me forever, and since it seems kidnappings are going on, I couldn't cope with the guilt knowing this could be going on, and not doing anything to stop this. It seemed dodgy to keep trusting people I didn't know, but they had provided me with interesting information, and it seemed to actually make sense. I replied:

"Ok. What do we do now?" I had no response until the next morning: "You need to get into Simon's office and find out as much as you can. Any information you collect will be most useful for our investigations".

I didn't really have any plan of action, so I decided to agree to this. I knew Simon was away on business for a few days next week, and knew that was the time to strike. I was posted a special USB stick from my contact that could extract all files from his work laptop. I contacted Simon to say it would be good to see him and Claire before his business trip. We had understandably not seen so much since the incident on the bed, and used this to my advantage, saying that Claire would get suspicious if we don't see each other soon. He agreed. There was a short period of time where I was able to get onto his laptop (his password is too easy to guess). The special USB stick collected all the files, and the first part was complete.

Whilst he was on his business trip, I rung him up to claim I needed a disk he had borrowed for work, that was in one of his drawers at work. He arranged for a visitors pass for me at his work. Some people at this work knew who I was, and since I do not work for a competitor of theirs, it was agreed fairly quickly. I went up into his office to look for the 'disk'. Understandably, as I was not an employee, security there were keen to keep an eye on me. I 'accidentally' knocked over a pile of paperwork on my desk, and elegantly took photographs of what I deemed important. Work done, disk collected, I headed home to gather my findings.