Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 56

           Langdon,whenyoutoldmeyouwouldexplainthesituationenroute,IassumedIwouldbeapproachingthePantheonwithaclearideaofwhymymenarehere.Thatisnotthecase.BecauseIamabandoningcriticaldutiesbybeinghere,andbecauseIhavefoundverylittlethatmakessenseinthistheoryofyoursaboutvirginsacrificesandancientpoetry,Icannotingoodconsciencecontinue.Iamrecallingthismissionimmediately."Hepulledouthiswalkie-talkieandclickediton.

           Vittoriareachedacrosstheseatandgrabbedhisarm."Youcan’t!"

           Olivettislammeddownthewalkie-talkieandfixedherwithared-hotstare."HaveyoubeentothePantheon,Ms.Vetra?"

           "No,butI—"

           "Letmetellyousomethingaboutit.ThePantheonisasingleroom.Acircularcellmadeofstoneandcement.Ithasoneentrance.Nowindows.Onenarrowentrance.ThatentranceisflankedatalltimesbynolessthanfourarmedRomanpolicemenwhoprotectthisshrinefromartdefacers,anti-Christianterrorists,andgypsytouristscams."

           "Yourpoint?"shesaidcoolly.

           "Mypoint?"Olivetti’sknucklesgrippedtheseat."Mypointisthatwhatyouhavejusttoldmeisgoingtohappenisutterlyimpossible!CanyougivemeoneplausiblescenarioofhowsomeonecouldkillacardinalinsidethePantheon?HowdoesoneevengetahostagepasttheguardsintothePantheoninthefirstplace?Muchlessactuallykillhimandgetaway?"Olivettileanedovertheseat,hiscoffeebreathnowinLangdon’sface."How,Mr.Langdon?Oneplausiblescenario."

           Langdonfeltthetinycarshrinkaroundhim.

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