Chapter 34‘I’ve got Chuck Pavel on Line Two,’ Linda said as Jeff Stone walked past her into his office. He shut the door behind him.
‘Hi, Chuck.’
‘We have to meet.’ The line went dead.
Twenty minutes later Stone’s driver dropped him at a corner in Bethesda and he walked three blocks to the safe house, flanked as ever by his security. Chuck was already there, together with a young dark-haired man who he introduced as the Romanian, Nicolæ Antonescu.
‘I’ve explained to Nicolæ that we’re meeting here to avoid any tails or eavesdropping.’
The man looked as nervous as hell, and Jeff set about calming his nerves as best he could. ‘Is it OK if I call you Nicolæ?’ He nodded. Jeff continued. ‘I’m Jeff, and I work with Chuck in the White House. He’ll have told you already, we’re worried about on
