Chapter 51BERTRAND SAT LISTENING TO General Crystal while thinking about his beloved agency. He held it up on a pedestal but did not overlook that agency people had gone astray before, and it would happen again.
‘It’s impossible, with what we ask of people, not to have some lose their moral compass,’ said Bertrand.
‘It can happen in the army too,’ said General Crystal.
‘We ask people to be undercover for years and then wonder why it is difficult for them to keep their loyalty straight. Someone like Eileen has long tentacles into the CIA. I’m going to ask Martin to gather a small group and find out what she is doing. I want to believe it’s nothing, but the information suggests we need to make sure.’
‘We have to keep her involved in our discussions until we have answers. I’ll have my com
