The eyes saw, even where the ears did not hear. It could have been that the older gentleman and the younger woman were meeting for reasons that the Party would not care about. Her family did have some standing to consider.<br/><br/>On the other side of the equation was that the man was already under surveillance for a number of events. Perhaps the watchers had the material they wanted and were waiting only to catch more dissidents in their net. Perhaps the watchers wished success upon him, so that his fall would be all the greater. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.<br/><br/>The motivations of those that decided were known only to those that decided. Orders given, names and locations disseminated. They did not know it, but over two dozen people were arrested for their crimes. That they were currently not jailed or interrogated was merely a delusion of perception.<br/><br/>The targets knew not, and believed themselves to be free to continue their dissent. Foolishness.