Chapters (56)
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- 1 - Washington, D.C. June 20
- 2 - The White House West Wing—June 21
- 3 - The White House North Gate—June 21
- 4 - The White House Roosevelt Room—June 21
- 5 - Rosslyn, Virginia June 21
- 6 - Memorial Bridge June 21
- 7 - White House Office of Clarence Dunne—June 21
- 8 - White House East Wing Residence—June 21
- 9 - Rosslyn June 23
- 10 - The White House Situation Room—June 24
- 11 - Adams Morgan June 24
- 12 - CIA Headquarters June 25
- 13 - White House June 25
- 14 - Dupont Circle June 25
- 15 - Capitol Hill June 25
- 16 - Adams Morgan June 26
- 17 - U.S. Treasury Department June 26
- 18 - Upper Georgetown June 26
- 19 - White House June 26
- 20 - Rosslyn June 26
- 21 - White House June 26
- 22 - Flight 847 June 27
- 23 - Downtown Washington June 27
- 24 - New Orleans June 27
- 25 - Dupont Circle June 27
- 26 - Foggy Bottom June 27
- 27 - Interstate Highway 10, Louisiana June 28
- 28 - Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Virginia June 28
- 29 - New Orleans June 28
- 30 - The Gauntlet June 28
- 31 - New Orleans June 29
- 32 - Capitol Hill June 29
- 33 - The Gauntlet June 29
- 34 - Adams Morgan June 29
- 35 - The White House June 29
- 36 - Bennington Gardens June 29
- 37 - Blair House June 30
- 38 - Langley June 30
- 39 - The U.S. Capitol June 30
- 40 - George Washington University Hospital June 30
- 41 - The White House June 30
- 42 - Georgetown June 30
- 43 - Havana Village June 30
- 44 - Bennington Gardens June 30
- 45 - Second District, Metropolitan Police Station June 30
- 46 - The White House July 1
- 47 - K and 17th Streets July 1
- 48 - The White House July 1
- 49 - Connecticut Avenue July 1
- 50 - Mayflower Hotel July 1
- 51 - The White House July 1
- 52 - Bethesda, Maryland November 3
- Also by
- Copyright Page
And what was there to do? Could he go to Palmer? He was left with nothing. No water-logged memo. Nothing. Just a story she told him and …
The light cut through the water. A head bobbed.
Addis tried to recall the Dante passage she had quoted to him.
He closed his eyes: her hair floating.
He opened them: the ceiling.
He felt cold. Water ran from his eyes.
The more you see the good, the more you see the bad? It was something like that.
46 - The White House July 1
46
The White House July 1
Sprinkles from a doughnut clung to Hamilton Kelly’s face. He was pacing inside McGreer’s office. Addis noticed a shaving cut on his cheek. Brew McGreer, Mike Finn, and Ken Byrd were in chairs. Addis was alone on the couch.
“It’s simple,” Kelly said. “You get a lawyer. One of those shit-storm specialists. I’ll call one for you. And we put out a statement that says we’ve given you a few days of leave, you’re cooperating with the investigation, you don’t know why this maniac came after you. And that you and she were … . What did you say, Ken?”
“Social acquaintances,” Byrd said.
“Yeah,” Kelly continued.
“And he expresses sorrow to her family,” Byrd added.
“Sure. And cool your heels for a few days. No Chicago. Then when the cops are done, you’ll make yourself available to the press.”
Why don’t I scream right now? None of this is about Julia. What’s to be done for her?
Kelly ceased his pacing. He wiped at the sprinkles. Byrd cleared his throat. “What is it?” Kelly asked, not hiding his irritation.
“You know, I was listening to the radio on the way in,” Byrd said. “People were giving their own cockamamie theories. Some said this had to have something to do with the assassination. And that it took the government so long to figure out who the killer was. How could that be possible? There has to be something more. And who would know? The CIA. And then a presidential aide is nearly killed with an ex-CIA agent—”
“Analyst,” Kelly said. “Not an agent. She studied reports. Damnit, if our own press secretary can’t get that right—”