@@@@@We don?t have anything to do with the 98
@@@@@We don?t have anything to do with the Jackal
?Why should you?? asked the mafioso, grinning?You got us, right??
?It?s a very loose association and don?t you forget itWebb?Simon, goddamn it, whoever he
is, we?ve got to find him! With what he already knew, plus what I told him, he?s a fucking
menace!?
?He?s a real major item, isn?t he??
?A major item,? agreed the chairman, again staring out the window, his right fist clenched, the
fingers of his left hand drumming furiously on the armrest
?You want to negotiate??
?What?? snapped Armbruster, turning and looking at the calm Sicilian face of his companion
?You heard me, only I used the wrong word and I apologize for thatI?ll give you a
nonnegotiable figure and you can either accept it or reject itcontract? On Simon?Webb??
?No,? replied the mafioso, slowly shaking his head?On a character named Jason BourneIt?s
cleaner to kill someone who?s already dead, isn?t it? Since we just saved you one and a half mill,
the price of the contract is five
?Five million??
?The cost of eliminating problems in the category of major items is highMenaces are even
higherFive million, Alby, half on acceptance within the usual twenty-four hours
?That?s outrageous!?
?Then turn me downYou come back, it?s seven-fifty; and if you come back again, it?s double
that
?What guarantee do we have that you can even find him? You heard DeSoleHe?s Four Zero,
which means he?s out of reach, buried
?Oh, we?ll dig him up just so we can replant him
?How? Two and a half million is a lot to pay on your wordHow??
Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
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Again smiling, the Mafia supremo reached into his pocket and pulled out the small notebook
Steven DeSole had returned to him?Close friends are the best sources, AlbyAsk the sleazes who
write all those gossip books
?You won?t get near themYou think you?re dealing with old Chicago and the animals? With Mad Dog
Capone and Nitti, the nervous finger
