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New York, the license plates??
?The body, Alex! Flannagan and the general?s wife! They?re on their way; that was the deal and
you?ve got to cover it
?Just like that? Swayne kills himself and the two people on the premises who can answer
questions, we say Ciao to them and let them get away? That?s only slightly more lunatic than what
you?ve told me!?
?We don?t have time for negotiating games?and besides, he can?t answer any more questions
They were on different levels
?Oh, boy, that?s really clearWe may need them both later
Conklin sighed, his indecision apparent?Are you sure? It?s very complicated
?Do it! For Christ?s sake, Alex, I don?t give a goddamn about complications or violations or all
the manipulations you can dream up! I want Carlos! We?re building a net and we can pull him in?
I can pull him in!?
?All right, all rightThere?s a doctor in Falls Church that we?ve used before in special
operationsI?ll get hold of him, he?ll know what to do
?Good,? said Bourne, his mind racingI?ll give you everything Flannagan
gave meHurry up, I?ve got a lot to do
?You?re on tape, Delta One
Reading from the list he had written down in Flannagan?s cabin, Jason spoke rapidly,
enunciating clearly so that there would be no confusion on the tapeThere were the names of seven
frequent and acknowledged guests at the general?s dinner parties, none guaranteed as to accuracy or
spelling but with broad-brush descriptions; then came the license plates, all from the far more
serious twice-monthly meetingsNext to last were the telephone numbers of Swayne?s lawyer, all
of the estate?s guards, the dog kennels and the Pentagon extension for assigned vehicles; finally
there was the unlisted telephone in New York, no name here, only a machine that took messages
?That?s got to be a priority one, Alex
?We?ll break it,? said Conklin, inserting himself on the tape?I?ll call the kennels and talk
Pentagonese?the general?s being flown to a hush-factor post and we pay double for getting the
animals out first thing in the morningOpen the gates, incidentallyThe licenses are no problem
and I?ll have Casset run the names through the computers behind DeSole?s back
?What about Swayne? We?ve got to keep the suicide quiet for a while
?How long??
?How the hell do I know?? replied Jason, exasperated?Until we find out who they all are and I
can reach them?or you can reach them?and together we can start the wave of panic rollin
