For my story, basically it's a thriller set in modern times, and the main villain is a mystery to the police. The main character, a cop, does not want the villain to continue to keep getting away with crimes, and becomes obsessed on finding out who he is.
He knows that this mystery man villain has a lawyer that represents him, so he hacks into the lawyers computer files to find out who it could be. Of course the villain would want to hide himself as much as he can, such as only paying in cash, and things like that. So the hero may have to hack into the banks as well to crosscheck payment withdrawals to see if they match in price or something.
So since the main character is a detective, would he need an expert hacker to help him, or could he maybe break into the law firm building himself, and hope that the files of the person who payed him are on record, on paper, to look up, and he doesn't therefore need to break into such a computer?
But even if they were on paper, does that mean I need to create a character to assist the MC into getting his hands on it still, as well? What do you think?
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