Everything Lawrence had to say about his work only made Steve more convinced that this research project was somehow tied into Zola's algorithm, or possibly was some kind of precursor to it. HYDRA's involvement seemed undeniable.

That didn't necessarily mean that Lawrence had any idea what he'd been a part of, especially if he'd been a graduate student and doing more of the busy work. Steve needed to push this, but he had to figure out the best way to do that without setting off red flags.

"And you said you were working under a professor? What was his name?" If anyone was going to turn out to be some kind of HYDRA sleeper agent, it would probably be the person heading this project. Steve just needed to find out that much, and then he could be on his way.