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And finally, Counselor, a man and a woman we...
Posted on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8:49 AM
And finally, Counselor, a man and a woman we assume are the assassin Jason Bourne and
his wife
?My God!? exclaimed Ogilvie, his body angled and tense, his eyes wide?What have these
people got to do with us??
?That?s what we have to know,? answered Sulikov, staring at the Wall Street lawyer?You?re
obviously aware of each one, aren?t you??
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?Well, yes?no!? protested Ogilvie, his face flushed, his words spilling over one another?It?s
an entirely different situationIt has nothing to do with our business?a business we?ve poured
millions into, developed for twenty years!?
?And made millions in return, Counselor, may I be permitted to remind you of that??
?Venture capital in the international markets!? cried the attorney?That?s no crime in this
countryMoney flows across the oceans with the touch of a computer buttonNo crime!?
?Really?? The Soviet consul general arched his tiffany jewelry imitation brows?I thought you were a better attorney
than that statement suggestsYou?ve been buying up companies all over Europe through mergers
and acquisitions using surrogate and misleading corporate entitiesThe firms you acquire represent
sources of supply, often in the same markets, and you subsequently determine prices between
former competitorsI believe that?s called collusion and restraint of trade, legal terms that we in the
Soviet Union have no problems with, as the state sets prices
?There?s no evidence whatsoever to support such charges!? declared Ogilvie
?Of course not, as long as there are liars and unscrupulous lawyers to bribe and advise the liars
It?s a labyrinthine enterprise, brilliantly executed, and we?ve both profited from itYou?ve sold us
anything we?ve wanted or needed for years, including every major item on your government?s
restricted lists under so many names our computers broke down trying to keep track of fake gucci them insisted the Wall Street attorney emphatically
?I?m not interested in such proof, CounselorI?m only interested in the names I mentioned to
youIn order, they are Admiral Holland, Alexander Conklin, DrPanov and, lastly, Jason Bourne
and his wifePlease tell me about them
?Why?? pleaded Ogilvie?I?ve just explained they have nothing to do with you and me, nothing
to do with our arrangements!?
?We think they might have, so why not start with Admiral Holland??
?Oh, for God?s sake !? The agitated lawyer shook his head back and forth, stammered several
times and let the words rush out?Holland?all right, you?ll seeWe recruited a man at the CIA,
an analyst named DeSole who panicked and wanted to sever his relations with usNaturally, we
couldn?t permit that, so we had him eliminated?professionally eliminated?as we were forced to
do with several others who we believed were dangerously unstableHolland may have had fake rolex watches women his
suspicions and probably speculated on foul play, but he couldn?t do any more than speculate?the
professionals we employed left no traces; they never do
?Very well,? said Sulikov, holding his place by the mantel and gazing down at the nervous
Ogilvie?Next, Alexander Conklin
?He?s a former CIA station chief and tied in with Panov, a psychiatrist?they?re both connected
to the man they call Jason Bourne and his wifeThey go back years, to Saigon, in factYou see, we
had been penetrated, several of our people were reached and threatened, and DeSole came to the
conclusion that this Bourne, with Conklin?s help, was the one responsible for the penetration
?How could he do that??
?I don?t knowI only know that he has to be eliminated and our professionals have accepted the
contract?contracts
?You mentioned Saigon
?Bourne was part of the old Medusa,? admitted Ogilvie quietly?And like most of that crowd in
the field, a thieving chanel women's watches misfitIt could be something as simple as his having recognized someone
from twenty years agoThe story DeSole heard was that this trash Bourne?that?s not his real
name, incidentally?was actually trained by the Agency to pose as an international assassin for the
purpose of drawing out a killer they call the JackalUltimately, the strategy failed and Bourne was
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pensioned off?gold-watch time?Thanks for trying, old sport, but it?s over now Obviously, he
wanted a great deal more than that, so he came after usYou can see now, can?t you? The two
issues are completely separate; there?s no linkageOne has nothing to do with the other
The Russian unclasped his hands and took a step forward away from the mantelHis expression
was more one of concern than of alarm?Can you really be so blind, or is your vision so tunneled
that you see nothing but your enterprise??
?I reject your insult out of fake chanel handbags ha
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