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@@@@@Things are relatively stable around here now and it serves no one to ruffle feathers in the Oval OfficeThere?s a new man at that desk, but the former president is still very much alive and opinionatedHe?d be consulted, so why risk trouble?? Conklin studied each face and spoke quietly?Then you really don?t know the story, do you?? ?It?s the truth, Alex,? said Deputy Director Casset ?Nothing but, you pain,? agreed Valentino, permitting himself a slight smile ?My word on it,? added Steven DeSole, his clear, wide eyes rigid on Conklin ?And if you want our help, we should know something besides contradictory rumors,? continued the director, leaning back in his chair?I don?t know if we can help, but I do know there?s little we can do so completely in the dark Again Alex looked at each man, the lines in his pained face more pronounced than ever, as if the decision was momentarily too agonizing for him?I won?t tell you his name because I?ve given my word?maybe later, not nowAnd it can?t be found in the record, it?s not there either; it?s a cover? I gave my word on that, tooThe rest I?ll tell you because I do want your help and I want that record to remain in its black holeWhere do I begin?? ?With this meeting perhaps?? suggested the director?What prompted it?? ?All right, that?ll be quick Conklin stared pensively at the surface of the table, absently gripping his cane, then raised his eyes?A woman was killed last night at an amusement park outside Baltimore?? Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 18 ?I read about it in the Post this morning,? interrupted DeSole, nodding, his full cheeks jiggling ?Good Lord, were you?? ?So did I,? broke in Casset, his steady brown eyes on Alex?It happened in front of a shooting galleryThey closed the guns down ?I saw the article and figured it was some kind of terrible accident Valentino shook his head slowly?I didn?t actually read it ?I was given my usual thick sheaf of scissored newspaper stories, which is enough journalism for anyone in the morning,? said the director?I don?t remember any such article ?Were you involved, old boy?? ?If I wasn?t, it was a horrible waste of li