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Chapters (109)
  1. Part One
  2. ONE
  3. One day earlier
  4. TWO
  5. THREE
  6. FOUR
  7. FIVE
  8. SIX
  9. SEVEN
  10. EIGHT
  11. NINE
  12. TEN
  13. ELEVEN
  14. TWELVE
  15. THIRTEEN
  16. FOURTEEN
  17. FIFTEEN
  18. SIXTEEN
  19. SEVENTEEN
  20. EIGHTEEN
  21. NINETEEN
  22. TWENTY
  23. TWENTY-ONE
  24. TWENTY-TWO
  25. PART TWO
  26. TWENTY-THREE
  27. TWENTY-FOUR
  28. TWENTY-FIVE
  29. TWENTY-SIX
  30. TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. TWENTY-NINE
  33. THIRTY
  34. THIRTY-ONE
  35. THIRTY-TWO
  36. THIRTY-THREE
  37. THIRTY-FOUR
  38. THIRTY-FIVE
  39. THIRTY-SIX
  40. THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. THIRTY-NINE
  43. FORTY
  44. FORTY-ONE
  45. FORTY-TWO
  46. FORTY-THREE
  47. FORTY-FOUR
  48. FORTY-FIVE
  49. FORTY-SIX
  50. FORTY-SEVEN
  51. FORTY-EIGHT
  52. FORTY-NINE
  53. FIFTY
  54. FIFTY-ONE
  55. FIFTY-TWO
  56. FIFTY-THREE
  57. FIFTY-FOUR
  58. FIFTY-FIVE
  59. FIFTY-SIX
  60. FIFTY-SEVEN
  61. FIFTY-EIGHT
  62. FIFTY-NINE
  63. SIXTY
  64. SIXTY-ONE
  65. SIXTY-TWO
  66. SIXTY-THREE
  67. SIXTY-FOUR
  68. SIXTY-FIVE
  69. SIXTY-SIX
  70. SIXTY-SEVEN
  71. SIXTY-EIGHT
  72. SIXTY-NINE
  73. SEVENTY
  74. SEVENTY-ONE
  75. SEVENTY-TWO
  76. SEVENTY-THREE
  77. SEVENTY-FOUR
  78. SEVENTY-FIVE
  79. SEVENTY-SIX
  80. SEVENTY-SEVEN
  81. SEVENTY-EIGHT
  82. SEVENTY-NINE
  83. EIGHTY
  84. EIGHTY-ONE
  85. EIGHTY-TWO
  86. EIGHTY-THREE
  87. EIGHTY-FOUR
  88. EIGHTY-FIVE
  89. EIGHTY-SIX
  90. EIGHTY-SEVEN
  91. EIGHTY-EIGHT
  92. EIGHTY-NINE
  93. NINETY
  94. NINETY-ONE
  95. NINETY-TWO
  96. NINETY-THREE
  97. NINETY-FOUR
  98. NINETY-FIVE
  99. NINETY-SIX
  100. NINETY-SEVEN
  101. NINETY-EIGHT
  102. NINETY-NINE
  103. GLOSSARY
  104. Acknowledgments
  105. Continue reading
  106. Part One
  107. ONE
  108. TWO
  109. THREE

“This is the secret camera you’ll be using to film Godfather,” Sana said, holding out a watch to Bruno, who took it gingerly.

He feasted his eyes on the device. It was thick and beefy with four buttons on the chrome bezel—three on the right and one on the left. The face was matte black with two chronographs.

“This has a camera?” he asked in wonder. “Where is it?”

“At the six,” Sana said.

Bruno peered closer. “I can’t even see it.”

“Let me show you how to operate it.”

Bruno gave it back and Sana showed him which buttons to push for photo and video as well as the charging port. “Wear it and use it so you can accustom yourself to it and learn how to get the best photos and videos. For example, if you’re sitting down opposite the person, you rest your forearm on your thighs with the wrist turned outward.”

Bruno nodded. “Yes please.”

“But be very careful with it. It’s expensive.”

Bruno carefully fastened the watch to his wrist. “Thank you, my boss.” He felt full of pride.

“Let me know as soon as you hear from Nii Kwei,” Sana said, “and we will meet again to plan some more. I will be giving you dollars to take to Godfather. You’ll tell him it’s money you made from the mugus. You will pay him that money, and it’s very important that you get that on video. We must show him accepting money in return for your protection from law enforcement all so that the sakawa system can continue to flourish.”

He looked around. “All of you men are my faithful warriors. I’m your leader, and I care about what happens to you. That’s why I never stop reminding you that these are dangerous times. In the past few months, the death threats against me and my film crew have been on the rise. Yesterday alone, I’ve received four on Messenger, and one of them mentioned sakawa and warned me to stop investigating it.” Sana looked at the two bodyguards. “Next week, I will attend the UNESCO Conference on Press Freedom and we will need to be careful. After that event, I’ll be lying low until we’re ready to present the sakawa story to the world.”

SEVENTY-ONE

SEVENTY-ONE

June 27