"Fifty thousand credits for the case, and as for that....the engineers are progressing, but there are problems with creating a long-term energy supply that is also undetectable. We can isolate the circuitry and the transceiver and the bug easy enough, and secure them, but they cannot be powered from the ship without compromising security. We will finish them on time and under budget, and they will work as planned, but the duration of the bug's life will be somewhat less than infinite. My associate will contact you once we have all the kinks worked out, of course."