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“Another drug boat? What are you trying to tell me? What does Henry know now—what could
my guards tell him?”
“Your question a minute ago was how did the Jackal know about the reef off the coast of
Antigua called Devil’s Mouth
“Take my word for it, Doctor Webb, I remember the questionHow could he?”
“Because he had a third man here, that’s what your Royal Commandos have told Henry by now
A blond-haired son of a bitch who heads up Montserrat’s drug patrols
“Him? Rickman? The one-man British Ku Klux Klan? By-the-Rules-Rickman, scourge of
anybody who’s afraid to yell back at him? Holy Christ, Henry won’t believe it!”
“Why not? You just described a likely disciple of Carlos
“I suppose I did, but it seems so unlikelyHe’s the original sanctimonious deaconPrayer
meetings before work in the
d & g fashion morning, calling on God to aid him in his battle against Satan, no
alcohol, no women—”
“Savonarola?”
“I’d say that fits—from what I remember reading for history courses
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“Then I’d say he’s prime meat for the JackalAnd Henry will believe it when his lead boat
doesn’t come back to Plymouth and the bodies of the crew float up on shore or simply don’t show
up for the prayer meetings
“That’s how Carlos got away?”
“Yes Bourne nodded and gestured at the couch several feet in front of him, the space between
taken up by a glass-topped coffee table
“What have we been doing?”
“Not about what has happened, Bro, but about what’s going to happen
“What’s going to happen?” asked StJacques, lowering himself on the couch
“No!” cried the younger man, shooting to his feet as if propelled by a bolt of electricity“You
can’t!”
“I have toHe knows
chanel cc logo earrings our names, where we live
“Where are you going?”
“Paris
“Goddamn it, no! You can’t do that to Marie! Or to the kids, for Christ’s sakeI won’t let you!”
“You can’t stop me
“For God’s sake, David, listen to me! If Washington’s too cheap or doesn’t give a shit, believe
me, Ottawa’s cut from better stockMy sister worked for the government and our government
doesn’t kiss people off because it’s inconvenient or too expensiveI know people—like Scotty, the
Doc and othersA few words from them and you’ll be put in a fortress in CalgaryNo one could
touch you!”
“You think my government wouldn’t do the same? Let me tell you something, Bro, there are
people in Washington who’ve put their lives on the line to keep Marie and the children and me
aliveSelflessly, without any reward for themselves or the governmentIf I wanted a safe house
where no one could touch us, I’d probably
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full platoon of armed soldiers protecting us around the clock
“Then that’s the answerTake it!”
“To what end, Johnny? To live in our own personal prison? The kids not allowed to go over to
friends’ houses, guards with them if they go to school and not tutored by themselves, no over
nights, no pillow fights—no neighbors? Marie and I staring at each other, glancing over at the
searchlights outside the windows, hearing the footsteps of the guards, the occasional cough or
sneeze, or, heaven forbid, the crack of a rifle bolt because a rabbit disturbed a garden? That’s not
living, that’s imprisonmentYour sister and I couldn’t handle it
“Neither could I, not the way you describe itBut what can Paris solve?”
“I can find him
“He’s got the manpower over there
“I’ve got Jason Bourne,” said David Webb
“I don’t buy that
chanel earings crap!”
“Neither do I, but it seems to workI’m calling in your debt to me, JohnnyTell
Marie I’m fine, not hurt at all, and that I’ve got a lead on the Jackal that only old Fontaine could
have provided—which is the truth, actuallyA café in Argenteuil called Le Coeur du SoldatTell
her I’m bringing in Alex Conklin and all the help Washington can provide
“But you’re not, are you?”
“NoThe Jackal would hear about it; he’s got ears up and down the Quai d’Orsay
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“Don’t you think she’ll know that?”
“She’ll suspect it, but she can’t be certainI’ll have Alex call her, confirming that he’s in touch
with all the heavy covert firepower in ParisBut first it comes from you
“Why the lie?”
“You shouldn’t have to ask that, BroI’ve put her through enough
“All right, I’ll tell her, but she won’t believe meShe’ll see right through me, she
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