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Every detail of the deception was carefully planned and executed

A sound technician operated a stereo recorder whose tape played the hting outside the bedroom s matched the sky exactly, with an occasional shadowed effect to si cloud

The filters over the lae rays to duplicate the day'sin the adjacent bathrooinal, but e its contents into a septic tank rather than the Washington city sewer systeuards and Secret Service agents, while overhead, a the overhead lighting system

Metcalf stepped across a network of electrical cables and entered a large an aiting and invited him into a walnut-paneled office

"Coffee?" Brogan asked, holding up a glass urn

Metcalf nodded gratefully, reached for a stea cup and sank into a chair "My God, for a minute there I could have sworn I was in the White House"

"Martin's people did an a job," said Oates

"He flew in a crew from a Hollywood studio and constructed the entire set in nine hours"

"did you have a proble the President?"

"The easy part," replied Brogan "We transferred hiht sound, the toughest hurdle was the paint"

"How so?"

"We had to cover the walls with a material that didn't have the sency lab came up with a chalky substance they could tint that left no aroma

"The news prograenious touch," commented Metcalf

"it cost us," Oates explained "We had to ive him the exclusive story in return for his cooperation in broadcasting the phony news report He also agreed to hold off a network investigation until the situation cools"

"How long can you continue to deceive the President?"