Chapter 101

           

           GuntherGlicksatonabenchinaholdingtankinsidetheofficeoftheSwissGuard.Heprayedtoeverygodhecouldthinkof.PleaseletthisNOTbeadream.Ithadbeenthescoopofhislife.Thescoopofanyone’slife.EveryreporteronearthwishedhewereGlickrightnow.Youareawake,hetoldhimself.Andyouareastar.DanRatheriscryingrightnow.

           Macriwasbesidehim,lookingalittlebitstunned.Glickdidn’tblameher.Inadditiontoexclusivelybroadcastingthecamerlegno’saddress,sheandGlickhadprovidedtheworldwithgruesomephotosofthecardinalsandofthePope—thattongue!—aswellasalivevideofeedoftheantimattercanistercountingdown.Incredible!

           Ofcourse,allofthathadallbeenatthecamerlegno’sbehest,sothatwasnotthereasonGlickandMacriwerenowlockedinaSwissGuardholdingtank.IthadbeenGlick’sdaringaddendumtotheircoveragethattheguardshadnotappreciated.Glickknewtheconversationonwhichhehadjustreportedwasnotintendedforhisears,butthiswashismomentinthesun.AnotherGlickscoop!

           "The11thHourSamaritan?"Macrigroanedonthebenchbesidehim,clearlyunimpressed.

           Glicksmiled."Brilliant,wasn’tit?"

           "Brilliantlydumb."

           She’sjustjealous,Glickknew.Shortlyafterthecamerlegno’saddress,Glickhadagain,bychance,beenintherightplaceattherighttime.He’doverheardRochergivingneworderstohismen.ApparentlyRocherhadreceivedaphonecallfromamysteriousindividualwhoRocherclaimedhadcriticalinformationregardingthecurrentcrisis.

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