as different intelligence agencies realized that Elizebeth had tapped into a trove of information about Nazi spies, they inevitably asked the coast guard for more decrypts. In the 1920s, she had complained about government men “appearing on my doorstep,” wanting her to solve puzzles. They were still appearing on her doorstep, but now, instead of relatively anonymous T-men, they were some of the most powerful spymasters in the world. J.