Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 40

           "

           Alleluia,Vittoriathought.

           "Thesubstanceappearstobequiteexplosive,"theguardsaid."It’shardtoimaginethisinformationisaccuratebutitsaysherethatpoundforpoundantimattercarriesaboutahundredtimesmorepayloadthananuclearwarhead."

           Olivettislumped.Itwaslikewatchingamountaincrumble.Vittoria’sfeelingoftriumphwaserasedbythelookofhorroronthecamerlegno’sface.

           "Didyoutracethecall?"Olivettistammered.

           "Noluck.Cellularwithheavyencryption.TheSATlinesareinterfused,sotriangulationisout.TheIFsignaturesuggestshe’ssomewhereinRome,butthere’sreallynowaytotracehim."

           "Didhemakedemands?"Olivettisaid,hisvoicequiet.

           "No,sir.Justwarnedusthatthereisantimatterhiddeninsidethecomplex.HeseemedsurprisedIdidn’tknow.AskedmeifI’dseenityet.You’daskedmeaboutantimatter,soIdecidedtoadviseyou."

           "Youdidtherightthing,"Olivettisaid."I’llbedowninaminute.Alertmeimmediatelyifhecallsback."

           Therewasamomentofsilenceonthewalkie-talkie."Thecallerisstillontheline,sir."

           Olivettilookedlikehe’djustbeenelectrocuted."Thelineisopen?"

           "Yes,sir.We’vebeentryingtotracehimfortenminutes,gettingnothingbutsplayedferreting.Hemustknowwecan’ttouchhimbecauseherefusestohangupuntilhespeakstothecamerlegno."

           "Patchhimthrough,"thecamerlegnocommanded."Now!"

           Olivettiwheeled."Father,no.AtrainedSwissGuardnegotiatorismuchbettersuitedtohandlethis."

           "Now!"

           Olivettigavetheorder

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