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"Yeah, that was the nao Co a movie about the Titanic on television Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb were in--" Jones broke off at the look of incredulity, then shock, then twisted confusion that showed in Seagram's face

Seagra Jones and leaned back against the bench Thirty days Thirty days would be all he'd need once he had the byzaniuh to operational status It had been a narrow thing If a wandering cop hadn't intruded when he did, thirty seconds would have been all Seagraain, forever

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"I assu consequences of your accusations?"

Marganin looked at the soft-spoken little man with the cold blue eyes Admiral Boris Sloyuk seemed more the baker around the corner than the shrewd head of the Soviet Union's second-largest intelligence-gathering network

"I fully realize, Coa prison sentence, but I place duty to the State above my personal ambitions"

"Very noble of you, Lieutenant," Sloyuk said without expression "The charges you have brought are extre, to say the least; however you have not produced concrete evidence that indicates Captain Prevlov is a traitor to our country, and without it, I cannot condemn a man on his subordinate's word alone"

Marganin nodded But he had planned his confrontation with the ad Prevlov and the normal chain of command to approach Sloyuk had been a risky business indeed, but the trap had been exactingly set and ti was critical Calmly, he reached into his pocket and produced an envelope which he passed across the desk to Sloyuk

"Here are transaction records of account number AZF seven-six-oh-nine at the Banque de Lausanne in Switzerland You will note, sir, that it receives large deposits on a regular basis froram derived from the name Prevlov"

Sloyuk studied the bank records and then shot Marganin a very skeptical look "You anin, but this has all the earmarks of trumped-up material"

Marganin passed across another envelope "This one contains a secret communication from the American aton In it he states that Captain Andre Prevlov has been a vital source of Soviet naval secrets The ambassador has also included the plans for our fleet deployainst the United States" Marganin felt satisfaction surge through him as the admiral's normally impassive face wrinkled in uncertainty "I think the picture is clear, there is nothing tru officer in hly classified fleet orders Captain Prevlov, on the other hand, enjoys the confidence of the Soviet Naval Strategy Committee"

The barriers were down and the road was open; Sloyuk had no option but to acquiesce He shook his head in perplexity "The son of a great party leader who betrays his country for moneyI find it impossible to accept"

"If one takes into consideration Captain Prevlov's extravagant lifestyle, it is not difficult to see the excessive demands made his financial resources"

"I am well, aware of Captain Prevlov's tastes"

"Are you also aware that he is having an affair with a woman who passes herself off as the wife of the American ambassador's chief aide?"