Chapter 27

           SeatedatSaunière’sdesk,LieutenantColletpressedthephonetohisearindisbelief.DidIhearFachecorrectly?»Abarofsoap?ButhowcouldLangdonhaveknownabouttheGPSdot?»«SophieNeveu,»Fachereplied.«Shetoldhim.»«What!Why?»

           «Damnedgoodquestion,butIjustheardarecordingthatconfirmsshetippedhimoff.»

           Colletwasspeechless.WhatwasNeveuthinking?FachehadproofthatSophiehadinterferedwithaDCPJstingoperation?SophieNeveuwasnotonlygoingtobefired,shewasalsogoingtojail.«But,Captain…thenwhereisLangdonnow?»

           «Haveanyfirealarmsgoneoffthere?»«No,sir.»«AndnoonehascomeoutundertheGrandGallerygate?»

           «No.We’vegotaLouvresecurityofficeronthegate.Justasyourequested.»«Okay,LangdonmuststillbeinsidetheGrandGallery.»«Inside?Butwhatishedoing?»

           «IstheLouvresecurityguardarmed?»«Yes,sir.He’saseniorwarden.»«Sendhimin,»Fachecommanded.«Ican’tgetmymenbacktotheperimeterforafewminutes,andIdon’twantLangdonbreakingforanexit.»Fachepaused.«Andyou’dbettertelltheguardAgentNeveuisprobablyintherewithhim.»«AgentNeveuleft,Ithought.»«Didyouactuallyseeherleave?»«No,sir,but–«Well,nobodyontheperimetersawherleaveeither.Theyonlysawhergoin.»

           ColletwasflabbergastedbySophieNeveu’sbravado.She’sstillinsidethebuilding?

           «Handleit,»Facheordered.«IwantLangdonandNeveuatgunpointbythetimeIgetback.»

           AstheTrailortruckdroveoff,CaptainFacheroundeduphismen