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“He’s a former CIA station chief and tied in with Panov, a psychiatrist—they’re both connected
to the man they call Jason Bourne and his wifeThey go back years, to Saigon, in factYou see, we
had been penetrated, several of our people were reached and threatened, and DeSole came to the
conclusion that this Bourne, with Conklin’s help, was the one responsible for the penetration
“How could he do that?”
“I don’t knowI only know that he has to be eliminated and our professionals have accepted the
contract—contracts
“You mentioned Saigon
“Bourne was part of the old Medusa,” admitted Ogilvie quietly“And like most of that crowd in
the field, a thieving misfitIt could be something as simple as his having recognized someone
from twenty years agoThe story DeSole heard was that this trash Bourne—that’s not his real
name, incidentally—was actually trained by the Agency to pose as an international assassin for the
purpose of drawing out a killer they call the JackalUltimately, the strategy failed and Bourne was
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pensioned off—gold-watch time‘Thanks for trying, old sport, but it’s over now Obviously, he
wanted a great deal more than that, so he came after usYou can see now, can’t you? The two
issues are completely separate; there’s no linkageOne has nothing to do with the other
The Russian unclasped his hands and took a step forward away from the mantelHis expression
was more one of concern than of alarm“Can you really be so blind, or is your vision so tunneled
that you see nothing but your enterprise?”
“I reject your insult out of handWhat the hell are you talking about?”
“The connection is there because it was engineered, created for one purpose onlyYou were
merely a by-product, a side issue that suddenly became immensely important to the authoritiesunderstand,” whispered Ogilvie, his face growing pale
“You just said ‘a killer they call the Jackal,’ and before that you alluded to Bourne as a
relatively insignificant rogue agent trained to pose as an assassin, a strategy that failed, so he was
pensioned off—‘gold-watch time,’ I believe you said
“It’s what I was told—”
“And what else were you told about Carlos the Jackal? About the man who uses the name Jason
Bourne? What do you know about them?”
“Very little, franklyTwo aging killers, scum who’ve been stalking each other for yearsAgain,
frankly, who gives a damn? My only concern is the complete confidentiality of our organization—
which you’ve seen fit to quest