Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 43

           "Butifwecaughtthekiller,couldn’tyoumakehimtalk?"

           Olivettifrownedather."Soldierscannotaffordtobesaints,Ms.Vetra.Believeme,Iempathizewithyourpersonalincentivetocatchthisman."

           "It’snotonlypersonal,"shesaid."Thekillerknowswheretheantimatteris…andthemissingcardinals.Ifwecouldsomehowfindhim…"

           "Playintotheirhands?"Olivettisaid."Believeme,removingallprotectionfromVaticanCityinordertostakeouthundredsofchurchesiswhattheIlluminatihopewewilldo…wastingprecioustimeandmanpowerwhenweshouldbesearching…orworseyet,leavingtheVaticanBanktotallyunprotected.Nottomentiontheremainingcardinals."

           Thepointhithome.

           "HowabouttheRomanPolice?"thecamerlegnoasked."Wecouldalertcitywideenforcementofthecrisis.Enlisttheirhelpinfindingthecardinals’captor."

           "Anothermistake,"Olivettisaid."YouknowhowtheRomanCarbonierifeelaboutus.We’dgetahalf-heartedeffortofafewmeninexchangefortheirsellingourcrisistotheglobalmedia.Exactlywhatourenemieswant.We’llhavetodealwiththemediasoonenoughasitis."

           Iwillmakeyourcardinalsmedialuminaries,Langdonthought,recallingthekiller’swords.Thefirstcardinal’sbodyappearsateighto’clock.Thenoneeveryhour.Thepresswillloveit.

           Thecamerlegnowastalkingagain,atraceofangerinhisvoice."Commander,wecannotingoodconsciencedonothingaboutthemissingcardinals!"

           Olivettilookedthecamerlegnodeadintheeye."TheprayerofSt.Francis,signore

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