“Gentlemen, I’m counting on you to keep this quiet. Not a hint of it to the media, okay? The show must go on… By the way, Lieutenant, will your team be here soon?” continued the general.
Sweeney, taken aback, responded:
“But, General, that’s your son-in-law down there…”
“Excuse me. He was my son-in-law until Amanda’s death. Look, Inspector, I saw worse things during my military career… And there’s something else you need to understand, and it’s that I’m first and foremost the co-director of the PGA, the organizer of one of the world’s biggest sporting events. The stakes are enormous… Tonight I’ll have time to be Buddy’s father-in-law. I’ll call his parents in Montana myself. For the time being, I have to make sure the Open proceeds under good conditions… Are your colleagues here yet?” c
