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Frederick Lawson ht have snuck across the border with the help of Ruth and Monsieur Béliveau, but he’d been able to stay, to et married How did a deserter about to be tried for a war criovernencies?

Was that the price of ade would be called upon to do soe return to his hoents to watch hi his phone out of his pocket, where it

Ga, then answered

"Chief Superintendent," he said

"I take it you’re not alone, Arrave;se Brunel "I have some news"

"Oui?" By the tone of her voice he could tell he probably hadn’t won the lottery

"I had a call just now from the executive producer of the CBC national news"

Galanced over The Chief was alert, tense

"Go on"

"It’s what you think," she said "They’ve found out about the gun"

"How much do they know?"

"They know about Project Babylon, about Gerald Bull, they know the gun’s somewhere in Québec, which is why they called me"

"But they don’t knohere it is?"

"Not yet They’re holding the story until the six o’clock national radio news tonight By then theyAnd even if they don’t, it’ll still hit the headlines like a bomb Every journalist will be all over the story They’ll find out everything eventually You ht have hours"

"Can you stop it?" he asked

"You knohat’s involved in censoring the press, Ares are loath to give them We have to assume the story will run"

Gamache looked at his watch It was already one thirty

"They don’t know about Guillaume Couture?" he asked