Chapter 31

           «They’redead!»SisterSandrinestammeredintothetelephoneinherSaint-Sulpiceresidence.Shewasleavingamessageonanansweringmachine.«Pleasepickup!They’realldead!»

           Thefirstthreephonenumbersonthelisthadproducedterrifyingresultsahystericalwidow,adetectiveworkinglateatamurderscene,andasomberpriestconsolingabereavedfamily.Allthreecontactsweredead.Andnow,asshecalledthefourthandfinalnumberthenumbershewasnotsupposedtocallunlessthefirstthreecouldnotbereachedshegotanansweringmachine.Theoutgoingmessageofferednonamebutsimplyaskedthecallertoleaveamessage.»Thefloorpanelhasbeenbroken!»shepleadedassheleftthemessage.«Theotherthreearedead!»SisterSandrinedidnotknowtheidentitiesofthefourmensheprotected,buttheprivatephonenumbersstashedbeneathherbedwereforuseononlyonecondition.

           Ifthatfloorpaneliseverbroken,thefacelessmessengerhadtoldher,itmeanstheupperechelonhasbeenbreached.Oneofushasbeenmortallythreatenedandbeenforcedtotelladesperatelie.Callthenumbers.Warntheothers.Donotfailusinthis.

           Itwasasilentalarm.Foolproofinitssimplicity.Theplanhadamazedherwhenshefirstheardit.Iftheidentityofonebrotherwascompromised,hecouldtellaliethatwouldstartinmotionamechanismtowarntheothers.Tonight,however,itseemedthatmorethanonehadbeencompromised.

           «Pleaseanswer,»shewhisperedinfear.«Whereareyou?»«Hangupthephone,»adeepvoicesaidfromthedoorway

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