Chapter 45

           

           "Itwon’twork,"Vittoriasaid,pacingthePope’soffice.Shelookedupatthecamerlegno."EvenifaSwissGuardteamcanfilterelectronicinterference,theywillhavetobepracticallyontopofthecanisterbeforetheydetectanysignal.Andthat’sifthecanisterisevenaccessible…unenclosedbyotherbarriers.Whatifit’sburiedinametalboxsomewhereonyourgrounds?Orupinametalventilatingduct.There’snowaythey’lltraceit.AndwhatiftheSwissGuardshavebeeninfiltrated?Who’stosaythesearchwillbeclean?"

           Thecamerlegnolookeddrained."Whatareyouproposing,Ms.Vetra?"

           Vittoriafeltflustered.Isn’titobvious?"Iamproposing,sir,thatyoutakeotherprecautionsimmediately.Wecanhopeagainstallhopethatthecommander’ssearchissuccessful.Atthesametime,lookoutthewindow.Doyouseethosepeople?Thosebuildingsacrossthepiazza?Thosemediavans?Thetourists?Theyarequitepossiblywithinrangeoftheblast.Youneedtoactnow."

           Thecamerlegnonoddedvacantly.

           Vittoriafeltfrustrated.Olivettihadconvincedeveryonetherewasplentyoftime.ButVittoriaknewifnewsoftheVaticanpredicamentleakedout,theentireareacouldfillwithonlookersinamatterofminutes.ShehadseenitonceoutsidetheSwissParliamentbuilding.Duringahostagesituationinvolvingabomb,thousandshadcongregatedoutsidethebuildingtowitnesstheoutcome.Despitepolicewarningsthattheywereindanger,thecrowdpackedincloserandcloser.Nothingcapturedhumaninterestlikehumantragedy.

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