Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 81

           ThecallertoldmethatthePope’sdeathwasnotastroke,astheVaticanhadthought,butratherthatthePopehadbeenpoisonedbytheIlluminati."

           EveryoneinthePope’sofficefroze.

           "Poisoned?"theanchormandemanded."But…buthow!"

           "Theygavenospecifics,"Glickreplied,"excepttosaythattheykilledhimwithadrugknownas…"—therewasarustlingofpapersontheline—"somethingknownasHeparin."

           Thecamerlegno,Olivetti,andRocherallexchangedconfusedlooks.

           "Heparin?"Rocherdemanded,lookingunnerved."Butisn’tthat…?"

           Thecamerlegnoblanched."ThePope’smedication."

           Vittoriawasstunned."ThePopewasonHeparin?"

           "Hehadthrombophlebitis,"thecamerlegnosaid."Hetookaninjectiononceaday."

           Rocherlookedflabbergasted."ButHeparinisn’tapoison.WhywouldtheIlluminaticlaim—"

           "Heparinislethalinthewrongdosages,"Vittoriaoffered."It’sapowerfulanticoagulant.Anoverdosewouldcausemassiveinternalbleedingandbrainhemorrhages."

           Olivettieyedhersuspiciously."Howwouldyouknowthat?"

           "Marinebiologistsuseitonseamammalsincaptivitytopreventbloodclottingfromdecreasedactivity.Animalshavediedfromimproperadministrationofthedrug."Shepaused."AHeparinoverdoseinahumanwouldcausesymptomseasilymistakenforastroke…especiallyintheabsenceofaproperautopsy."

           Thecamerlegnonowlookeddeeplytroubled.

           "Signore,"Olivettisaid,"thisisobviouslyanIlluminatiployforpublicity.SomeoneoverdosingthePopewouldbeimpossible.Nobodyhadaccess.

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