Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 25

           Buttheyhadbeendiscreet,hadn’tthey?CERN’ssecuritysystem?Hadtheybeenmonitoredsomehowwithouttheirknowledge?Sheknewnoneofthatmatteredanymore.Whatwasdone,wasdone.Myfatherisdead.

           Thethoughtspurredhertoaction.Shepulledhercellphonefromhershortspocket.

           Kohleracceleratedtowardher,coughingviolently,eyesflashinganger."Who…areyoucalling?"

           "CERN’sswitchboard.TheycanconnectustoInterpol."

           "Think!"Kohlerchoked,screechingtoahaltinfrontofher."Areyoureallysonaive?Thatcanistercouldbeanywhereintheworldbynow.Nointelligenceagencyonearthcouldpossiblymobilizetofinditintime."

           "Sowedonothing?"Vittoriafeltcompunctionchallengingamaninsuchfrailhealth,butthedirectorwassofaroutoflineshedidn’tevenknowhimanymore.

           "Wedowhatissmart,"Kohlersaid."Wedon’triskCERN’sreputationbyinvolvingauthoritieswhocannothelpanyway.Notyet.Notwithoutthinking."

           VittoriaknewtherewaslogicsomewhereinKohler’sargument,butshealsoknewthatlogic,bydefinition,wasbereftofmoralresponsibility.Herfatherhadlivedformoralresponsibility—carefulscience,accountability,faithinman’sinherentgoodness.Vittoriabelievedinthosethingstoo,butshesawthemintermsofkarma.TurningawayfromKohler,shesnappedopenherphone.

           "Youcan’tdothat,"hesaid.

           "Justtryandstopme."

           Kohlerdidnotmove.

           Aninstantlater,Vittoriarealizedwhy.Thisfarunderground,hercellphonehadnodialtone.

           Fuming,sheheadedfortheelevator.

           

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