Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 36

           Whatscenarioseemsmorelikelytoyou—thatafour-hundred-year-oldsatanicculthasresurfacedwithanadvancedweaponofmassdestruction,orthatsomepranksteratCERNistryingtodisruptasacredVaticaneventwithawell-executedfraud?"

           "Thatphoto,"Vittoriasaid,hervoicelikeboilinglava,"isofmyfather.Murdered.Youthinkthisismyideaofajoke?"

           "Idon’tknow,Ms.Vetra.ButIdoknowuntilIgetsomeanswersthatmakesense,thereisnowayIwillraiseanysortofalarm.Vigilanceanddiscretionaremyduty…suchthatspiritualmatterscantakeplaceherewithclarityofmind.Todayofalldays."

           Langdonsaid,"Atleastpostponetheevent."

           "Postpone?"Olivetti’sjawdropped."Sucharrogance!AconclaveisnotsomeAmericanbaseballgameyoucallonaccountofrain.Thisisasacredeventwithastrictcodeandprocess.NevermindthatonebillionCatholicsintheworldarewaitingforaleader.Nevermindthattheworldmediaisoutside.Theprotocolsforthiseventareholy—notsubjecttomodification.Since1179,conclaveshavesurvivedearthquakes,famines,andeventheplague.Believeme,itisnotabouttobecanceledonaccountofamurderedscientistandadropletofGodknowswhat."

           "Takemetothepersonincharge,"Vittoriademanded.

           Olivettiglared."You’vegothim."

           "No,"shesaid."Someoneintheclergy."

           TheveinsonOlivetti’sbrowbegantoshow."Theclergyhasgone.WiththeexceptionoftheSwissGuard,theonlyonespresentinVaticanCityatthistimearetheCollegeofCardinals.AndtheyareinsidetheSistineChapel.

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