"Mr. Todd?"
"Yes, this is Todd. Good to hear from you again, Mr. Hakala.
“How are things in Zurich?"
"Everything is fine. Well, just about everything."
"You sound troubled, Mr. Hakala. What"s on your mind?"
"Are you on a secure transponder wave, Mr. Todd?"
"Yes, and I assume you are likewise?"
"That"s correct." Once Raul knew their conversation was unassailable from listening or decoding by eavesdroppers, he felt comfortable speaking freely about the failed murder attempt. "The problem, Mr. Todd, is that you missed your mark. She somehow survived the blast and has disappeared. My guess is that she has gone underground."
There was a momentary pause at Todd"s end. It wasn"t often he was accused of mishandling a hit.
"My contacts tell me there was a female body found in the apartment
