Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 37

           Therearealwaystools.Reevaluateyourenvironment.

           Instinctivelysheloweredhershoulders,relaxedhereyes,andtookthreedeepbreathsintoherlungs.Shesensedherheartrateslowandhermusclessoften.Thechaoticpanicinherminddissolved.Okay,shethought,letyourmindbefree.Whatmakesthissituationpositive?Whataremyassets?

           TheanalyticalmindofVittoriaVetra,oncecalmed,wasapowerfulforce.Withinsecondssherealizedtheirincarcerationwasactuallytheirkeytoescape.

           "I’mmakingaphonecall,"shesaidsuddenly.

           Langdonlookedup."IwasabouttosuggestyoucallKohler,but—"

           "NotKohler.Someoneelse."

           "Who?"

           "Thecamerlegno."

           Langdonlookedtotallylost."You’recallingthechamberlain?How?"

           "OlivettisaidthecamerlegnowasinthePope’soffice."

           "Okay.YouknowthePope’sprivatenumber?"

           "No.ButI’mnotcallingonmyphone."Shenoddedtoahigh-techphonesystemonOlivetti’sdesk.Itwasriddledwithspeeddialbuttons."TheheadofsecuritymusthaveadirectlinetothePope’soffice."

           "Healsohasaweightlifterwithagunplantedsixfeetaway."

           "Andwe’relockedin."

           "Iwasactuallyawareofthat."

           "Imeantheguardislockedout.ThisisOlivetti’sprivateoffice.Idoubtanyoneelsehasakey."

           Langdonlookedoutattheguard."Thisisprettythinglass,andthat’saprettybiggun."

           "What’shegoingtodo,shootmeforusingthephone?"

           "Whothehellknows!Thisisaprettystrangeplace,andthewaythingsaregoing—"

           "Eitherthat,"Vittoriasaid,"orwecanspendthenextfivehoursandforty-eightminutesinVaticanPrison

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