Chapter 20As soon as he rang off from talking to Darlene, Lucien Billycan sat back and pondered. He wondered what his next move should be. The new Deputy Director – interim – of the CIA hadn’t got his feet wet enough yet, as far as Billycan knew, to get him involved into something that could turn out to be a morass of which he probably didn’t want any part. On the other hand, if the man had been brought up to speed, he, himself might be involved in the current cover up. I need to know if Richard Gillman is still alive, Billycan concluded before he picked up the phone to call Fred Gibson at CSIS.
“Fred Gibson,” the chief said when he picked up the receiver. Jimmy had told him who was on the other end of the line.
“How are you doing, Chief?” Billycan asked his tone amicable and casual.
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