Chapter 42Jeff Stone was puzzled. Since their last discussion, Adam Sukova seemed to have retreated into his shell. Since 4 a.m., he had spent three hours alone in the Oval Office, not even buzzing his secretary for coffee. Then he had walked across to the First Lady’s private office in the East Wing. He was there for a further half-hour. Jeff asked Linda what was going on.
‘He’s been on his direct line phone for a while. Then an hour ago he went upstairs to his sitting room, and he was there for quite a time. That’s all I know.’
Jeff called his team together in the press room to run through the preparations for the presidential address to the nation. The door opened and the President entered. Everyone stood.
With a wave of his hand, he indicated for people to resume their seats. He see
