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ESJUTRE
'AR: .: APPEARED WJnCk 19n7
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Incidemt
by Taylor Branch and John Rothchild
How two mild-mannered reporters; on the
trail of a Washington bomber
landed in Caracas and ran afoul of thc
Venezuelan secret service, warring
Cuban terrorists; the Miami police; the State
Department, the C.I.A , the FB.I:
and the most dangerous man alive -all
and their mothers didnt know
a damn thing about it
Are There Pay Phone) in Caracas? "Well, its true that all thase people are down lhere;
They are on'the Pan Am night fight to Caracas; three Branch says, "but I don't think Fould be after
hours" away: from at Jeaat a hurdred murder stories u3:" 0 and a lot of steaming intrigue_ Rothchild does' not Jook reassured He does not }ike
"Whai are our chances of. getting through this the way Branch reels off the life histories 0 all the
alive 2" asks Rothchild: CLA Cubans he has kRown; espe_ially since Ike point
~Well; 'that all depends on who you talk to and is , always that the situation is .too cocplicated for
paranoid they are; say8 Branch: friends in worda "Tell me; " Rothchiid sys gravely, "did you te}}
Washington" uged 'to_be simple' journalists: and policy your motker you were Soing to Venezuea
analysts. , Now they ae tbred-pay-phone men. That Branch squirms at the cruel queation Fe wants to
means you can't call thet without using three pay appear a9 knowvledgeable and confdent 29 possibie; ber
"phones. You call them up and all theyIl gay is 'phone cauge he haj dragged Rothchild into this adrenture 0n
number ore: Then they $0 to Pay phone number one legs than a dav's notice ~No, I didn't teil her; he.ad-
and you, call them again Then they ask you `for the mits too complicated But I think wei only have
numnber 0f Gnother pay phone near youra; and they call one point 0 denger:
Jou on that one: "TVhen"9 the point o danger
"Wbat d0 you talk about= ~Well, we mjy get jnto the prison_nnd get ont #" "Things like pay phones and letter bombs and wheth- ners Branch replies *or We may get them Izom pCO-
er the Fedg can be trusted. The Iast time I called they ple in the Venezuelan socernment Fither Way : nr7
told me Ire would be walking into Iour nests ot known know who did the murders and who paid tbe kilers
killers: the Cuban exiles in Wenezuelz, the Venezuelan anc what otber murder3 tReyte done That's #hat we
secret police; the C.I.A and the Chilean-secret police: hope. anyWay: Il we Get that inlormaticn Br"Il be Kot
"Is that true cotil we get rid o< ie We'II bave t pkose jt out of
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cuesa. It is Mi a ", Tejortcr {Or Tko Miiami
Nens. stanJin: in thc aislc, kwiing down 22 ux Sba
is 3 speriblon [atin Icrrurism in Liami_
~Lonks like it," LVs Iratuch shruszing. Su muct {or
tte secret trip: Yet hc is inclined t0 :rust Irtlin; ettn
thoczb he ar' Polkchild X 3t Kc? onl tha:
#hiie goin: thruugh clipg at the morsue 0[ tKe Nercs:
The three Itork out & way to mike caiact in Carecaa
Fracch is e3buIr? scu J beiag 3 Jittle rcserted:
Incln i9 candid, her face chcerful and open:
Irclin' leans over #Rd whispers 'Lis:en; think Jou
shuuld b0 careIul There"3 something str?nge going on.
Tbis fight i9 cruwling with cops and prosecutors fron)_
Miumi
Orlando Eoach Racardo Morulo Branch and Rothchild" turn their. Keads in' unison,
and their uecks siuk down into their sboulders. 'Thert
there and then run like bandits are two young Lalin Juen in te back with neatly
Branch looks out the Jirplane wiblom and pictures trimmed beards unisex hairdos and brichtly colored
Orlando Letelier Lying in tbe middle of: Massachusetts shirts There are scrcra) men in (he front Iho do not
Avenue . bis blowa 08 at tbe thigh ' his toreo pul look like ordinary passengers. Rothchild decides there
verized, detectives al &round On 'tho curb Rearby s8: migbt pot-b6 any ordinary passengera
his passenger Rondi Mositt her eyes frozen .boiding ~What are they doing here?" Branch asks bluntly.
her tbroat` TEe "bomb in Leteliers .car had blm-3 ~WVbo koows?" gay3 Inclin "Iknow tbese guys from
sliver 0t metal through Ronni Mofrti; carotid artery Miami_ give me tips -sometimes But now
and she Ivas drowning in ber Owa blood. Her husbind aren"t iving Ee # e time o day: I dou i understand
sat pearby, ` guffering ftom shack watching' his .wife them, so Im goiug to act just like are 1 don
die: She was twenty-fve Tbe killera Were the kind o think JOu should_ let them in on what sou're up to
people Ivho Iould mnachine-gun a whole crowd 0 people either:
fn 0 public sqyare just to bit their mark They #Tbose COps arA Cuban:; arcn"t they ?" Brarch axks
wouldo't care about the others Ronni Boftt could just Indin nods Branch worrles Cubans 0w the Miami
a9 easily have been balf tke peopla Branch knew in police force are 8 5 {trange Jot he has heard: con3
iVashibgton. The next Jerry Ford fode risat over want to infltrate Cuban terrorist groupa and drug:
ihe bloody spots in tne mid: Dn his way to a reception running Orgunizations; but soinetimes it turns u} th;t
for the presicent 0f Liberia; he_rever said 3 word the terrorists and runners are infltrating the
ebout Washington'3 frst gangland-style political 19 copa
saggination" Unwise to. taik about it, 'especially it the Branch and Rothchild exehange signs of' bewilder'
force behind the murders is most likely the gorern- nent a8 Inclin drifts back to her seat "Jesus Christ
ment of Chile The miliary junta there overkrew
Salvador" Alleude with 3" big bost from the CIL Orlando Lrtelier' $ borbed car: Wuskingion; DC:
which is gtill,thick 09 thiekes witb the generak Le-
telier was ambasiador to tbe United State3 under 'AH
'leade;' then foreiga affair; minister; _iiterior minister
and defenge minister: He had been jailed and tortured
by_the: generals after tke coup, then; & year-later; de-
ported' and im September 0f last year hetas stripped
of his citizenship_
-From the day of the murder; Branch had been-pon-
dering the 'bomb he tborsht was used on Letelier ;
C4 s;whita`` odorless' douzu` resembling' Silly Prtty
Branch had heard many Cubins tell tales about C4
ind ita predecessor; C+8 It Fas the CLA's favorite
substance tor gabotage in tke war against Castro, &nd
thougands of Cubars wvere trained in its use Bracch
bad 'hot been surprised wbei' evidence came out #tat
Cuban exiles nigkt bave palled' the Letelier joh but`
he was surprised by tips be receired that they had also
Xiiled hundred; 0f otherJ on 2 big sprec in thg Carib: Im
beai 'God, there is smetaing,bis Soing on, he had
tbought And all his surces and bis icatincts told bim
tho angwerJ were in Venezrelz 6[ all places
It Tas nOIv October 2L Oce morth to' the da5 airce
the Ietelier murder:"
So you decided to take 0 2xle tri? to Caracas ta
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John; Franch mnttera "[ figured we"d & in (or su#19
srrjpes, bue 1 nerer thouxht it Isould start leforc we
eren there: Then be's all busin?se ~Ia got to
cive you 0 quick brieting on cur maia Caq Ihile Ie
have the chance We may nol_ bare 2, ruch Iciyure
time J9 Wve expecterLl
Branch pulls down their dioner trays and spreads out
pile 0/ noteg and newg clippinza Then be pully out a
police mug shot: 'Meet Orlundo Bosch Re Ms
Rotkchild gtares incredulously at 8 purine Cuban
man with & thin moustache and thick liza ~He Jovks
like the headmaster of 0 military scbooL
"I koow;" Branch say3, but he'9 a kiirer: He'9 also
pediatrician: This.whole thing9 like ttat-yin and John Kolhchilu Hddo Inclan Tejor Branch
rang. Bogton Strangler and Mad Hatter Al mixed up."
Branch eyes the mass o( clipping: and notes wonder- Biami harbor: ten yeara but he ,w paroled
where to begin: `"It would ta*e abl nigbt t g0 ii 1972. That brings us to hig inlernational period:
through what Ive heard about Bosch; s 19] get you Branch picks up one particular clip and Bolds It in`
47 to Letelier' 28 quick & I can 'for nov. The' backt readiness: Bosch went underground two jearJ after
ground I9 simple: Bosch has-been & politicsl terrorisu his parole end the pace of Aliami bombings escalated
wbat call an action man-_ever since te Iate For- So did terrorist bombi:33 against, Casto's embassies
ties in Cuba He worked foz Castro; thep for the CLA, alF over. the world Then , in 1974, Importan: Cubans
and tben he denouxced the C.IA He Bas teen an anti- started getting knocked ofr in' gangland-style murdera
Castro outlaw since the mid-Sixties always telling the A lot 'of groups' including Bosch'9, toxk credit {or
Miami Cubans not to truat the CI:A ia theif war them: The word wvag tbat C.IA stoozes Dere being
againgt Cestro. Now most of the hard-line Cubans ba- eliminated. Eosch became &' phantom- Xysterious fg-
liere him: Bogch i9 the patriarch of Cuban terroriam" ureg with nares like Ernesto Iould pOp op in the Mi-
Branch palses, then briskly tbroush the ciip ami preag to Bpeak Ior him: Here's a Miemi Aares clip
pings. Bosch got arrested and-indicted prety regular- from thiy periol It*g headlined Bosch Declares War
Jy Jl through the Sixties He usually got 01 The wit- on Castro. Hilda wrote it She's the las: Azerican re-
pessed egaingt him tended to sweat & Jot and forget porter to interview Bosch Shortly after it ane 0u4
thinga on the atand, if even showed %p In gen- Bogch slipped out t the country.
eral, Bosch had a threefold operation: fir3t political While Rothchild studies tEe Brarch rontinues
tertor against Castro gympathizers; secone ordinary "He arrested in Venezuela about two Jearj ag0
crimes_like extortion from rich people and companies Tie Justice Department decided not to ask for his re-
to finance.the political terror; and thizd, all kinds ot turn t the United States despite all he's wented tor:
warj and feuds with his terrorist rivals Fically. Bosch That'9 weire. Then the Wenezuelans turzed bim loo3e
g0}-pailed _ ic" 1968 for shelling a Polish freighter in end he left' with a.bunch of Chilean bodyzuarc s and a
big pile of money: I heard all kinds of stories about
Fozch being -down in Chile with the Pipocket, junta
there; bargaining Now the stories jump lo Fabruary
of last Year, when Bosch arrested in Cask Rica
right before Kigsinger visited. The rumor is tbat he_
was plotting to aseassinate Kigsinger. Bojch_spt out
"ot Cogta Rica epmebow; and pretty soon [Here 4
secret meetinz in the Dominican Republic 0/ ail: the
major' Cuban terrorist- groups which tbe Dominicans
allowed; O courge Tbere #as 0 pezoliated trv; and
the terrorists united undee Bosch in umbrelis group
cxlled CORU, suppasedly Wvith Lhe gupport af teveral_
juntas In Latin America
~Now in the Iast month there haj been the Ltelicr
murder; Brancb tontinues grimly. "The tcrtoribts
showed that they Fere not Jtraid to Kil} ia tke Uni:ed_
States:right-in the cspital. They have ever threstened
W kill one ol the-F.RI. asents on the Lckelicr (JJo
And Rls fancee:" The adonyous thrests shv they
haro collccted a lo: 0/ intelligence atout tke aren!'3
life Tha F.m I. is psel Then; (1o Iveehus afer Lckdier
was xillad, terrorisu Blew up 4 Cuban plane near Ru-
bados killinx ecrenty-three prople Castro blamel {Rc
C.LA. and canccled 2ho aat-akgjacklag trcalr. TFo
{trorlsts lovad (t: Castro and thc Americans fe:tics
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raj a€ rwch otler: Then Dash 5ul 47- ~In Vene- ~And Jou ra Ikatl Wr. gives Rim 3 hand:
guels Jxuin elens wIth 4 Ikoic buns 0( Cuban exils shsid ar4i $fumps down In his aeat Hida Iextin ahakes
Stories huvo-frrn awing ou} in tko Benezuelun nress her hrd and wllso
lining Kosch with both Loxei:er and eRc Cuban plone ~Wfhu'$ Ratil :" aks Kothchill:
1 picked up similar gtories In Jixi woutcts [hera "He"$ Rolanalo Martinee' son-in-law. Ona of.#Re Ta.
tcll r the Cubanj in jail aro a aoa: W @*C tzteFX< o33.8: ;ut of :ime Irith hin < Viami: 1
Grn F.B.IS Informanty and a {&w rctrrans 0< the Ven- Fhat $ so had alaut ehat?" asks Rothck:ic
ezucln Becrct plice, the DIsIP. Sonte pevplo S* ~Idoa" know. Its just that hc probabls k7onJ Iho
DISI? has torturci tho hell cut of sbesd sy*, bue my Cuban coutacls arc, untl dun" Knotv whJ: ele hcll
other peopla Jay DISIP Is In bJ wits thern _holding ha's up t. You scc, sonic c( the peopla Iho hare been
thtm under protertive custody till tke Keat blowj over: telling ma abrut the terrorists are rcht-wirsen and
Ir 3 tho bigxest damn mess You erer #7. some ol them are Jeft-iringers. I don" carc alou} any-
thing except tho Lctelicr murdcr; but Ithin} i: woul
~You Iolks wvouidn" mind telling me &ho you ere and bo healthy for 13 if we could kccp the tn 3 uupj
Fbat you're up to #ould you?7 8eparate The oniy Ivay we can d that i9 to stsy &ind
Rotkchild and Branch Jcok up at tbe man gtanding o{ incognito
in tke aisle- He wcars a leisure suit with Bashy Shirt You re doing great 80 ` far; Rothchilj Srt His
opened to hls steraum, showing 0 lot c{ tan and some mind hys becn wrnndcring ovcr thc Rosch briefns_
tefted chest bair: "What makes )ou (hink Ie can into the prison (0
"Ietl" gay9 Brinch "I'm pot sure Izat are You iee ,Bosch and his fricnds? he asks And pky-=ould
dins? We're just thinking sbut racetracks and Cu- want to lalk_to
bans aad atuft Jike thae" MIt'9 shol Branch answers ~But Boach [s io
~Coro on pow- You can tel 6c" tbe Dan urse3 9 tough spot The Castro government wanbs &ia and
# 'Don't tell him anything,' say3 Hilda Inclin Irom Bosch knows that would mean curtains for hia He
Ehind_ She I9 Jaughing 29 IQ it Pere 2 game; but her als0 knows that he coulu get killed any day in Tener
eres sigpal a warning: zuela by either his Iriends or his enemies He mn 6g-
Branch iv way o-balance: ` "I? take tha @fth. Why ure that-his best chance to survive is to come t the
dn% ve start with you?" United Statea What we j9 thnt he !rurts w Set
"Okay," 8ays the man, smiling ~I7 piay it your Iay some of his story out in the American preas * fcrce
Icend: name'9 George Yosa Im an as9iatant the gorernment lo turn (he screws and get him &uck in
state"9 attorney out ot Jiami:" He fashes an ID card. the States That < what [ hear {rom some of our Teno-
Barch and Rothchild can't beliere ic He geerrs more zuelan contacts dontt Kmow ifit's true, but tker are
lika 4 ccndominium Balesman who wishes te could be & pretty Righ up. Nowv cren if Ive can't talk to Fosch and
s0'[ pro: "Is that right, Hilda?" Branch asks. the other.prisonerJ directly, Ive migkt Eet stuf iadi-
~Yeah but be'9 being a bad boy tonigkl she re- rectly from the Venezuelans"
pliea" "Tell,him to .mind hig ow] bujipeis, whatever "What happens it ail the Venezuelan contscta tura
tat ia out to be faky
~Okay:* gayg Yoss' "Im going io gice Jou one more "Then wve'Il just hare to poke around; s13 Brarch
ctabce Xnow you're n jouralist Why don" we start "I hare 4 lot 0f names There'8 only one guy 1 tow
Pieh who jou work for?" down here personally. Hets a Cuban named Ficirdo
5anch looks dow and notices that his hands have Morales. interviewcd him back in 1974, just {eore
teen covering up tha newva clippings urconsciously.` he cama to.Venczuela. Fcople in Miami tell me he 3
TLes0 gave away, . eh ? he ga13 .weakJly. "TIl tell way up high "in (he DISIP, the gecrei police: I &an"t_
Jor Fhat You've got' ine a little paranoia Fhy don't know Ihit hc's doing now,` but be might be a
J01 &ive 'me the nane 0f Your hotel and [Il cill you fallbick if nolhing clse works ouL
#Len,t0 get Our feet On tbe ground? We 6n blk thij Rothchild is encouraged_ At Jeast Branch kzor; onc
6ver real person: 'What' s he Jike?"
"Wy don't we start' with who you work Ior Yoys "He'3 rone 0f most cynical peopla I ve ever: Gee
perista He i9 still kidding, but there i9 an edge to it:" Branch' replies" bue IJiked him anyway. Ha dosa %
Yca miy need me dowi here You Rerer Know. This have any illusions about ihc buainess he $ ic, end ke
js a atange €ountry and you guys could-find youpelves makes [un of all-the pcople who do: Ricardo !1 aa o}d
on t50 next pline out FI-gire you one more chance operator; evcn tFough he"$ only in his Jate thirtie Hc
~I Wink IIl bay low Ior the momect Branch' sax9: worked for Castro's gecrel police: Then he Iorked far
Yoy makes & few more tbrusts; ' then guctersolt: the CIA as an explosives expert Ho fought fr {x0
~Mab- [ was too get 0h getting into tko county on Agency iu Ihe Canso in the mid-Sixties and thea &
tho 3. Frzoch say8 That sure dido ( work ou. Th;s cainc an F.B.I; informant He's the guy Ivha Go Bosch
aisers liko 0 goddacnn convention! Tell ' #&; ` Hilda "convicted in: 1904 Sniall world, ian"t it? Ilo surterad
ot tho Cuban cops is named Ratl Dias hopo In court with cversthing 0 lopr: Then all hell bmaie
~Tr; Dinz rirht behind > ou, sko repliea looxo. Mlorales' car Ia9 bw up Hc Junira bu}
~Ox shit?" Bays Branch He turns slwly ia' his scat blhmcd Ioxch for; trying to Kill him Morales himscl(
a0d exds himsell string et orc of tho banryoma # Indicte for Rwt Uegrcc murder; but he &o} el.
Cubu; Mle $ ^ suniror i( cmr M#> One
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01 O;ical exzlaaetion Ms fhnt S(un
Ono an Ir pnns {JPai 6m {ho Wcra
Mt sunc, brck and (or &h Om Ori? (('m (0 thc Iuelans [alk #%" jiko iJosrh and Moraic, hve erclhan otro:. Iranch tkrosko arun in Si, sPy
encura (0 Kili cuch other. Kraoch hesi- In abut trn minutes_ Turelrnc-% Ic wurh Io; anaitrr. fohiug Ims io
"t and then sacislm not to t1i Kurha turs a| mjals rach of the rrporters ^ ne, 'Th? thrc 4/ {Rpm (hevrize nii tho
child {h08 sumo uf ths owl Gi.. Cuesns Gitorisn_in triphcate: Rothchis, tracx sny (J i.c Ho:el, a thry crn only
In Me.mi bef;cve Luxh and Moralm Iating tr Brauch, durzn' I8m} rinber aetlic, like Aieanurr Hais, On 4 sInis-
kave pnfche chinx "p. IStanrh docs not thc JeFal drhnition o[ Lke mord cflta ker Iorr. Wransh {, simi sure (hat Iko
believe ic and it woull mnake (Alnx' ton cijn Iledor) however, Jft oxsizo #uinmon} m' t Wfrd 0} Doon . a3 he
cnsrlel: 'I,Amazirse that eh? Fvnorucr uor fartkcr down in the docuaenl _ can talk te X, {ricrdly rontucu In
Inn} IVIUN havo 0 fuy liko Morales Hirh ~i;cl Ci-e mrans Jail ha I wrters "cneruela. Fotncsild Kccps looking oue
ur in (Rpir arcurity #Pparalus, he 3253 ar0 binx sJmmioned t0 b:tr suma lha winow {or 3 til
abxntniindally; [ Menn ho a Cubam, Kind 0/ Incrtins In 3 siniseer-suneing
and he ha workes} Iur Cantro, tha C.IJ_ Toum, D-03+ in 0 building VuDt Ihera ^ Vlsit t n Small Iletcl
ani) thc F.BI, und he' 9 voloran cl In Ca-aca, at nino a.In." the follosinz The taxi tFFni Ur #E tRG Amauco
cunxlara-tyno werfaro: [04 Jike linding duy. The lelterhesd belwnzs to DISIP: Miltcn; whcro Inrlin i9 staying. Branch
West German Kigh up In tha CIA,scd Turtlensck kcrps sayinx il is all ruu- ofcr? to carzy Inckin? bar Tho lobby.
then discoveriny that he has elbo worked tine just ziga c tacicn an 'erery- amazingly, is fllad with te Mmo Ior tho KGU and the Shah 6t Igan But bolly can good night'> sleep: While DISIP Ju;kera; they kavo managed to
{rom what [ henr, thal d 0 preley com- Rothchild struggles to understand tho Movo thcir skolt& ~lno jutact They
mon backxround W have domm hera- fine print Inclin tells him she thinks it #re Icaninx exainse Walls and siteing
Thora ard Cubeos aU over Lallo Amar- might ba mistake to acknomledcze tke un lhc couches Rrnch lovks towar
Ico_ Jummona It mizht conceivably be con- tha clcvator in ta 6 8F0 tho Mliemi
Branch ketns packlng Up %ho nee: BNed 2} an namission oq iomtthing, alloracy3, and (ops surtying to in
cilps: " m paranoin j hell abnut this and reporters don' know #kse jt i5 side, Iranlicalls pusking butlons t
plene ho JayL TYe'ro suppodedl t? Ior: Indin daides to try an ofensive the door to close. are as jielcry
cali at tho totel arounj mldnigbe t Ret information: She whips out her about seeing t0 reporters 93 To
That 'xives ui 00 bour to Kot lbrougb nntebook a5"i( t write 4 traliic tickct porter; aro abojt sdeing. tho Venezue
customs and get sttled. J MAnt to ond a3ks Turtleneck what his nzme i9. Ian goons And tke most jittery 0*a11,
huselo awvay Irom' lbebu guy* a04, meko Ko dczsn t answpr She repeab tho In tho Jaiddio 0 tha devator, Is Ricer-
sure wo'r0 on time question and, finally he mumbles, "In- do Morales himsll. Morales js staring
spector Romula n #t the ceiling. trjing to avoid eye con-
1 Graeting Irom Romulo "That 9 all thcre is to it?" tuct, and Branch kas to Ieeling that
Rothchild and Inclan notlco huddle "Yeah Just Romulo." Morales i3 scared. Jtis tko frst time
0f ghady fvoIootera lurklng Ia 4 dark "Who ordered yot" t0 do this?? ha has seen Iear on the {act of this
corner bcaide tho airpurt eaerance. "Idon know. can't say. It"& jus: a hardened eteran o% Congo wars and
They must bo 0 Venezuelan bjur gfoup, procedlure. Castro plots n3d murder) Seeing
Rothchild thinks, waiting Ior bergain Why is this happening to Us?7 Morales scared sakus Kranch scand_
Aight out ot tke courtsy. I'm not going "It is s0 because it i5 S0; Ie wars Inclia not to T0 a#yivhere or
to paranoid about-everything [ Bee. Inclin writes that down_ do anything_just to call Aim when ho
But the gtoiip stares at lha paggpn- Branch, whose rudirentary knoml: arrives at hig hotel, tke Avila.
ger9; their suits blend 30 Well Into the edge of Spanish otten Ied him t0 ofend Jack in 9 taxi Branch {9 gcing
shadows that all you ze0 are their mir- tho Cuban community in Xiami-_where through another run 0 Cubun politics
Tor Bunglasses. They look Jike diz he would mean to s3y 'ivhat 2 grat "I dcn' knowv, John' he sayj. "Maybe
play O Foster Crants at lho back 0 wedding this is"and end UP sayin% Morales i behind ail tkia but 1 can"
Dn unlighted druistore: "what tremendous tits You ~is figura out why be'9 doing iL He sure
stP losking only whan tba getting headache trying to kecp up lovked a9 jf he3 in truble- He could
Miami a%sistant state'8 attorngy? and with tne conversation: "Iynt there have been mnkirg some sec tt deal with
cops; taa 8amo Ontd who have becn somebody who speaks English bera?" those cops Some Lirg ko Knows about
bugging Branch on the plant, Ko over be keeps asking: Orie oL those bombinga in Miami:
and Give Jomo 0t the men In tho ahad-_ "That 9 a}l right; sayJ Rothcbild_ Morales migbt not Knor that Y0 wero
OwJ warm, Latin embraces. Jnclin "The guy' isn"t sa/ing a Gamn thio Jn 0n tho @igh: by acident IIe nught
thinks it is 0 mecting betwveen tha Bii- Spanish, either: Inclan agrees: think Ire were tailipg the tops
'ami Jaw-enforcement contingene and Tho reparter) novhere_ Police Rothchild is tryin: not t0 Jisten. Tho
the Venezuelan Becret polico: She keep" circling; rand an evasive Romulo only gure contact to thought Branch
catches Up In tho Jine and Seys shn has kecps . cracking his knuckles pacing had has suddenly turned into 0 poten-
recogiized ona of the people Jla tit0 por back and ortk betiveen rooms thrusl Lial cnemy. Rothchil ix]petrfied by
Jica huddla 03 Ricardo Morilen, eh } Ing pens inlo the reporters hards Ike lhe thought that Branch Aas gotten in
mysterious Cuban Fho ig supponed @ 0 door-to door calasmau pushing magx "over his head:' [ txink T Aro in Moro
be Branch'4 {Auback: coptect in. Caro zina gubscriptionx Inclin asks Bim j( troublc, he.s271 ~Look behird you-
cns. Braoch Is stunned. First h0 Is read- thay will Fo to jail for not]signing: 'This tlme" tieie is -a tail Tho other
Jng clips about Cubans and cupv:; Anu Romulo says "No: you won 't 'g0 to jail car js rizht on" their bumper 99 Whey
tka Cubans and Cops sbrt fngorlng Ior that, and don * cJro #hat you do. wind up the back #treets of Caracas
him op th9' airplane: Now Mloralo_ My orders' TeTe to hand you thix t "They aren"{_cven Pretending nol to bo
"Give mo Sour Paperj_ end Iollom tacion, ord thbt [ have `done The TEt {ollowing; Rothchild Jaya " don t
me!" 0 Fojco' booms buddenly. Jt be_ Is entirely-up to you think that's 9 good sisn
long) to a man in 0 turileneck #weater Inclin decides to accept the ummons Branch, ovcrghelmad, kezps lookicg
and Ieather jacket A funky movet nere bue not to Jign it besed on Romulo $ at the car behind them. ~You know
to sach reportcr Ia the Jine; Thero Ho assertlon thae It "remains In Xorto Do ho say1 with 0 smile ~this is tho first
hothicg t do but hbnd over tho pair mnattr Ihat Brinch and Rothehild &o time ['sa cre? tilad; Rothchih
ports and (ollom. along alter 0 brie{ hudclc. Fomulo is fccls a8 HI he @ bcing crankol throuzh
Turtlinack and hig gaig herd tho ro definitely prrved: Ko hands: each 0l tho roller 0f Grebm Grcno 8 tspe
Portor into special room at lho bock them 0 Jurmons In 40 envelope and writcr.
0{ tho airport Ho Yisapprars Irto a0- tclls thcm w leave: Thcy reach tko Hlotrl Arils, Cam
othsc offlce, lavin; t.em alona Wh a0 ~I don' understand how they Picked blanca-typo place at tke tcp o[ n hill:
okl ran scate1 behind 0 desk: Thero 43 Oul; 04>* Inclin Ia tRo ob. "Ex It erms descrtrd unul Katrhiid Joola
I furjous typing cominy {rot Lho adJt prrially You, John You not eten doimn Imm.j balcnny nar thcir rooml
cne To5;) Into tAcb Turticnerk has cumins 0 0 mjorttr. Tkey [vctJn Thero Aro Propla pulling into tho drinr
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maibie liim and rmfrr pulgrt 26 Ym in # kbby ot elf tilncx Imlin fp oul Irom ner 5uit t1 tho
(he 0Jud u( theic Plsin dark suiua ~ides $ho # ll sicep On '{Ouch in tho Aa Itatom, phe Mvor Ricanlo
TKcjv sta iun (hemslvr? around tho Jabby. and ahc norlerj M( #k sheuki Moral i, iLyiok vn om sha {hixka
Rata| clrjmce an Otpm In (Re Mowpr pml 0n Kcr} ikhtrown Iv the F(4 +. sn kodws mfat hos Tum numbcr is_
bnlr Tmry have {8 plmo surroundel: Sho sct) Nr 6urj benila onc rouch, Mlez pan i, 6 cli him direcely. Il m'
Thcr have Nrcn no -paono calls or and the tlinop diter? Onpr to dcurly dc-bralicn Mose. Inclix
a6 lesse that (s tto wprl tmm (he dosk. R:t? 0.4 #ia 0 F'acious Aourish: #t€ tincs wp Morslc? at t Anauco Ilwn,
Branch p.ce 0 nervrusly aruunl Ihe could hire bren opening dovr to epolexin$ {o5 tkc kojf and httint (o
T07i; Wa thinAs that Jomrehing ho a/- {ho wcddic; suite: c pinin ker Prciansst eu: i is clear
FaJy Kaum, abouf CLA. Cubars J04 Alter ra,nly scourinx the lbby Ior chin;: or nul Runx wc': Sorales ap traonsri must t the kcy {o what Pay phonas the repurter UrIr0 thal pwenlly i> denzinz lbat ba j; Xoralcs
Aappening, but hc dorsnt *aow what i they hatve t0 rmko & motp tho Dwoni Yuu arcn' Fica do Moralas Inclin
1x Ho ovorthing hc Knora (0 s0 thcy cJn fkk near pkone_ 'The aoks iacrrdulously Yuv %now me and
RoencFin} #oins cli the may back thrre niake their wray up the stairs Iike Know You. 1 ts%d W Jour ncphery
th.ourh Frio an tha Prr-Castro st- Cary Grant tipturinx bettveen brd- In Miami yesterday. Ku Jamily i3 fino
deat moncment Kothchild thinks Toomj_ To thcir relicl, no ong s*pJ Afd ka sends his waret oriards"
Branch hns Iost his mtiml: It is Icar_ ho Inclin; There is Pausc ar4 Incizn brxins
Gsurea Dranch realizes that Fothchild Branch ofcry Inclin hib bed, saying to sound Hza panelis: on Whal , Nv
bIving down on tho bad pretending not he will sleep on the fopr: Rothchild Lino Yov re ncrer keai 0I Mfo
to | awale, that he has fallen into dowsn"t a anything; but Lis paranoia rales? Bho are You Ittn? Your voice
stupor: I6 is {ear, Branch fgures tells him it is Ioolish to give tho Vene #oucda fa.nilior. You're not Venezue
xuelans chance to arrest them under Jun: You sourd Cubxa: Are Yo" Than & ca%: colucj taroush, but ic is not the prelert of immoral conduct Koth- Cuban?'= Murales syi he 1 tired ol
tl.0 contuct Branch 9luitx itis Inclin child Keeps optning tho door berause beini Inlcrrupled in slccp; he hangs
Pho has bren donied 0 Foom 0 tho Hil- o} parandia; Bronch keeps closing_ up the phone
lon (even tbough sho had rejenwt: 'it becauso 0} his He doesn" iant to bo An air ot resignabon Las seltled
tion) ond -sho can & reuch anybouy at listenedin on. Branch and Fothchild over Toom: It is almost murning
Cbo US Embessy. Sho wonder) what are not communicating much with each end the Soons are still stand.:3 by the
tho Rell is going on Branch tolls her other by noW . Each is wortied that buahea. Tha Ieporter afe pnder , soli13
tho situatiun at_tha A put oha de whatever he sa33 the othcr oill chlnk it xind 6l Ruo JFTCSE apd Seel
Gdes to como over; thera are: lots 6t is crizy- cnged; wonder why Morales has
Toomj and at least the reportera can Inckin triea to phona her editor In Just denied beirg himsell Saybo all
stow some solidarity: Miami, but it becomej clear alter about this I9 happening becange lbey Know
Je tnkes timo, tco long. for en of ercuses that the desk clerk who ho I9 and Slorale; Iear they will
Inclin to show WP: Branch wandera isn Going to through her calll rwin his cover identiej: Or maybo
downslaicJ; Rothchil waits by tho Local lines s:ill seem to. be available Morale- doesn't want Branc? t Teveal
phone {or calla thut nevrr conie. Thero but whom t call? Branch has his Jist his backgroun| 80 onybesy in Vcne
i9 in uprour at the desk. The clerk ia of cornections; but these people are in zuela: T6o Teporter} kick thig rotion
telting Inciin there aro ro rormg avail- their Own 'delicate situationg ond around_ but jt doesn"t 6:_It setm? pre-
able even though the bank cf is Branch doesnt want to bluw tkeir cov- posterous that tke Venezutkans don
Behind him in Iull view. He Rolds ahat erj by calling at four a.m; On what is Know about Morales' previos lives,
position for about five minutrs; chen certainly a tappedl linc. Incljn can"t gec which nre talked about aJl tbe timo in
retreats to "there is somo probleni with on answer at 'the U._ Embassy: Roch: tha Miaini rumor mill:
Joupropla I cant,givo" You # roum: chil has notdy to call; and that iy one Branch Pace). atound t36 room, try:
IIo seem acared Eversbody- seenxs. of his ,peoblem:x Since he is 50 Irg to make Kis mind catch up wieh his
scared:" Denying 8 Moman Toora at connecterl with the story, he b 8ure fears_ Ie even asks-Inclin-whether sh0
threa #mi in Venezuela :9 8eriouj tbat the polica Willfgure he is the j guarding bome arret that might
violation of the chivalric code. Txo Reawy ~a dcep-cover CIA. man out 0 have caused the troubie.-Irclin gays no
tbree repotter? talk aboue it, but they retirement Itom the Evercladea and politely doean't rrtym t%e guestion
can E sit down or move around vithout By elimination, the reporters can Tho reporters Alrgady trust each other
being tollowed, almost mimicked , by thinx of only one person in Veneruela instinctively, but ikd spy Fortd tbreit
Copa Tbero aro now a} least six of ehet could contact: Inclin, has ens to swallow them BP, They de
cide there is nolbing 6 do' except
auythinz' t rrach tha outside world in
the morning belore gettinz ohutted of
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Inclin goes 0f to-the lobby Ior some Vsu
Bleep On her couch. Brancb tells Potha
LdR child the rumor about tac ra Bproche
'ment betiieen Morales ard Bosch, sey:
Ing he'd even eard Bogch had bcen
stayinx in Borales' opartrnent But it
doesn"t make anya sense Nothing does
Eranch babblea 0n unti} to fnally Nons
Que 0f nervou} ectrEY - 'Tell; John '
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"Pacl Ae In W l} 4 seromi bo Is tho }vpulstal ar40 anal into (hose Con Khether thry #ill rrr ctt lo
oli th ##Y Hst011 [b, Tom. "Jaxl "(J Whero rurrufia; Ani Jrients find U~ #bat it i Sobus, sr pll,
Ikaneh #it, " eicht in mri In taka Mace; BrancR dovprrately (rY. 4t 0 nPc tlee rrr"ortcrr afo #u thc
(hm mos plintive Voic Kfothchil ha, U Walc routac % 0 'tk Mufal Mlo bniy ILinx u7 Iheir silc, brsiies Fme
Icr kaard Rim u9e,m Iniffuro 0( rorty- mentioas 2U5/$ itia Irn Miam; #l resth comjenssion that mizhe rcanle
nitiun, trror disappvintment ron(u- Mo u{ Worali #ad once Wici t0 I Pimewhetr cven in pxos, j' (ho Inso
sion ond plrjding; 04y Juse une Ivuru: srther. Hat evrty tinie I:ranch dto; " that #0ht opinion wouiu on Mo-
"Ktcardo? I6 niv_ Woralcs turos (hc iolumic Up 0i1 Ia 3" 1ofRin @~> di4 ter:ure 05
Je Jo Morelcs all rcut Kranch the rjdu Me Iavcs i} thal #ay, bara Xillesl. Iut thme juse Iho roin:~Iorld
watchos hini snatch bwck tho curtain; "nlil the (pu?-fixn?r #ives (YP aall or ion M & $ on thie (crrurtsls' backa
to ckers ekc balcony. (hon dact nround sity back jn Ris sca€. Iu: desperatiun pbout the Cuban airlino crabh und
thc chsiro_ "Puck Trere is 1 rhyehmi creates anolher que t= anther trs, nbuue Let.licr % Mofhtt: They killed
t hi, order: He is muxing Iiku 3 cal which cuds in anuther mamba Najl (nem 80}7ras They didn"t givo K damn:
Trenzicel but in tokal contre|. Rothchikl Eranh fivcs up on thc name-d opping Thc car nls UX' #t the airnort. It is
Iccl, tho MFtkY coming olt Jwm in mnd enen trit] s'nie sp>-#orll suile Jess thnn eicht hours since the rcmorl
Wavtb.{ [e shps jato tko bathroom tu prolction_ "Rip Ioull not kke Ihat eri tllred the rountry, anJ aave
pi9, just to get W#Y Irom Moroles, You are doing t0 0 ~ he m8r talked t0 nabody cxcepl Vorales, tho
put he i 80 scared that nothing comncs suuld be ashaueil: Rip Kobertson May E(ons ond each other. Their bst gucss
More orlers Cotno out in ataccato Moraies" fun-toting cusm pflicer in tho js that Morales pluns 0 Kecp It that
budb_"Get thoje clusea ! Civo Conxu operations Rothchil thinks Wny :
mo Your passnorts/ Givo mle Your air; Kranch is foulish to "p the Couxo
lino tickets!" Branch aLd Rothckild and remind Morales how lilele he cares Breaklasl al Kicardo'8
ere convincerl ihat he .wanks to dentroy Sor human I fe Morales Sn7 nothing. Morale s merchcs the grctp through
tho documentb befora he kills thein. He just. Sive? tae radio knob gnother part o[ the nirpurt lobby arl theu %P
Morales Jeave3 tho room within two twist some'back stairs; past tho' metcoroloky
minutev, but his performtance leaves s0 Inczin is taking tho- personal route room and into the towcr section Tley
much afterlife that Rothchild and egJin, talking 'about this Rephew sha afrive at 0 locked, knobless door with
~Rranch don't do anything oice he has has 'seen, mentioning Othir relatives' o smell pass-through Bindow; and
lett They don't cell anybody, they don"t Morales Isho live in Miamj . Moriles Morales has to knock before Jt js
sneek of the balcony dont even isn" #nsivering her; eilher: He is Gee ojened Sroni tho inside: They have
8 word to cach other ting tired . of ihe radio Now he just arrived st the Goon control center: ""oth
of them jump' oft tho fopr whcn Jeans_his head Over against the door to There is a four draWer cabinet where
tho phone rings, then Icok Yumbly at get somo steep;- Walching Morales-nol, the DISIP 'polico file their Funs and
each Other: Branch picks uP the re the Iury turned oft like 4 izht, bullet clips Jike Micnxos . Thcre js an ceiver; grunts, and puts it down; "All Dranch'$ mind ig 'Glla srith memories Tld--coucb -a {ew_desks, and in an ad-
the guy said 58>, 'Ho is waiting; he of Miami Cutans telling stories of foining roon) Bomie" bunk- brda. All the
tclls Pothchild. Branch'9 own voice lexendary oxenty who would ofr people Irom the night shift are stoll
sounds Iar off to him to sleep just before lanling in Cuba on iliere, including Romulo, in tlie Sut:iO -
Inclin han had- rough going down- 0 CIA. commando raid He never quite turtleneek and the senie Jeather jacket
stairs, mayburougher than the other believedl the stories, but he thinks '[he niost) jmpressive nen lurker is
two because she ig alone and alyo be Morales' nup is vcry c#ative theater: haructer they call "El Larco;' or "The
cause she is not yet 4 U.S; citizen. Rothchild ix also watching the nap. Iong Ore_
Morales wakes Her up with the sume Every line Morales neds, Rothchild It ig clear now that the plan is not
staccuto command+ She thinkg maybe thinka he i9 duckinx s0 thut the bullets torture, it js deportution, but the Tc-
he is going to take her Jway and have fromn the car behind Ion't hit him: Dorter8 &rnse that the plun could easily
her deported back to Havana She j9 $o Rothchild ducks, too_ be changed: Morales is slalking be
scared that S6e locks herself in the After about tventy minutes' of driv- tieen Ioomis civing `orders and mal -
bathroom and dozan't_ como out until the road flattens out and the Te- calls, and #hen he looks at, the re-
she hears the other two repouters stum- porter can see the airport in ike dix porters he seethes with anxer Incliin
'bling downstairg with their bags; tance. Morules mentioned 'uirport" and Branch #re directing morc ques-
Morales tmist9 the knifo with 0 Jittle once back in the hotel Jobby. but the tions at him Irom the couch: Hc #0-
humiliation. "Pay your biil!" he yells reporters were never sure ke intended swers onig lith conlemptuous lonks
Branch doesnt think he should have to to tke them there. It ho wvere juse' No ont is prepared for #hat hippens
pay tor the kospifality he ha: received, planniog to thens-it wrould seem next Morales walks Out with wide
but he pulls out-his wallet without that he, cuuld ifford to be more com- grin on his (ace. He clases his hends
second' 9 hesitation "Pick Up your municative; more curious about what torether like 4 waiter and cheertully
bago Let'3 The eporters are the reporters were doing; more worried addresses the reporters: "Js anybody-
hustled out of the lobby; past R about the kind of story they might huniry? Ate you reidy for some break-
Ion of'sunglasses Morales j3- already wtita about him. But Morales uskert; {ast?"
~ahead ol them; Barking. order) on -hia no questions Rothchild knew from The reprters follolv Morales dumbly.
walkie -talkie. It is still dark: Braneh'9 incessant" bricfing3. that Mo- down the miaze of corridors: They de
The reporters are put into tho' back rales wore 3 lot-of hats: terrorist 9] cide there is something orientul' about
oL cat Morales and 0 driver ar0 Up weli 48, intormant, mercenary a3 well rcent derelopmenls; and they are con-
Iront Nobody I talking much. Branch 49 cop, bomber a5 well 43 reprejenta- vinced Morales coul thow tilem: great
is Wcaring his best suit, which he does tive 0{ 3 goverment It might be more. courtesy one momient and ont
not Temember puiting on ' during 'Bio Bzanaizas? to think He" would Kill them; their: 'toenails "the next They follow
raley' brutal prodding Now ho thinks bue 'all nighi's piranoia-had come Moralts d0w7 ehe corridors until
mayba aomething decp in his uncon: tzue- come to snwell dining ruom What @1-
scious had orderd him to-Jook his best Tho reportera know ,one they i#rs to be reseryed for nimport pcr-
Rochchild i trtifad that they are havo stumbled onto story that Is sonnel Hranch Fives ieeting thouxht
traveling In Private car instead of big enough and sensitive cnowgh that t the idea 0f naking J scene; but
en olicial police car. His Iear 6 being top pcopla in thc Venezuelan DISIP hxe dccidk? Morale3 rould not havo
~ORicially drtinad i rapidiy. being re; "are interrupling thejr slcep an risk- brourh; Lhem herc unless he controlled
placed by fcar of bring unoficially Ing ` diplomatic 'reprisals K scaro tho tho ated, Bejides, Brauch realires, ho
bumped 03_ He Xeepr looking back a6 hell out 0 them. It isn" routine in dors' not havc the courage to make
tko car full o[ coon} that is tollowing Venezu-iz, unc of the Icw' South Ameri- 6cene in front ul Alurnles, who still has
closa bhinl 10 (Rey carppn dom thc cJn countrics Ielt with any scnse of thr Tetrteenj nearly prnlyzed with
muuntain nt Ono bundred twenty ki- freexloin 0{ (ho prejs. Thero ia 'som~ {rsbl
lumeters Jn bouc. Ihing big nx on, and the rporters Moralo Iays Ris bit: walkic-tulkio
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waiter. ~WV, - will Jou Karo?" he 0s4, Irom tcolity." Jlo loolo of and ~W+i' shat aTC )uu dcinz i Vrno- 8
Eresiqu-* 0a nraln: JUcla 7a8 killed In Wonhinctor
4tq rcnorlrr had fcurci brral (att dckt Ihink 3, mYt Inzljn "[ Aurales Grmands
ImJ Mubably 7 Tus 20 thry Ihnk think JOu Dre Kccause thin}: (8o people whio
ateut Iuul Ior tRe frat (ime_ 1 Is Xu, sYs Mufalea "Yon are 0 Run: conspirrd lo Ltll kime Bt0 are. Thal' a
atruscle_ Hothchiid stomach Jo fllod dred milos from reality. ard J p: 1 #hat my Iouces 6a8. and /t hab cren
n;:h cmbalniux fluid_ Hc (ecls qucasy hundred vaurs (rom rcalily. You under- born in tor1o 0f lbe Venccuelan ned"3-
Jxlira al the mene branch a4, only stsrd th6 dileranco popers.
fr CoiaA and An order 0f {uast Jtolh. "[ dvn" Know #hat Iuuderstand__ Morale; luuk 3 disgusled. Yov
child follows suiL Morelos lovke disap BYI Inlin; knor suniet abuut sheuldn'[ trad the ncwspepers ho B0J3
poiuet and utees Ikem to (4€ mioro you. Taylor says #e tallcd l0 } Ju Abvut tichtly. 'They lie. And You should in-
kear:ily Iucliin oner) Gxgs an Afo Yuur back *roum in Mimmi and You #cs ticate Ihat murder in WVashington
ralcs lovls nleaged: Jlo orders J sumnp- tulkcd t him Jife Iricrd_ Ke @ys instead ot coming holfway bruund the-
(uous brenk{ast bimsell. Jt arrives you Kere nice ond now You #re world:
prormptly: "{ am "ol nice, snape Moralcs Branch tries anothcr tack "J don't
Tell; he asks grandly, "who do You "You know irkat used to du in Cuba understand that'3 behind thig, Picardo.
think will win Jour eicclion, Carlcr or when [ W'u} Xid? sent atonymou; You aren" Iikc You were the last time
Ford death wtenths W Iny frienus All tho I Bt Iv you, in 1974. Don" you rameni-
The renorters exchango tho lovk, Lme: Is that nice?* ber? It m89 at nicht in Miami Deach;
{antiliar not , tha€ signalt their Branch dors not Jikt thie subject or and you brouxht your Girl Iriend over
agrurment that: absurdtty ha} renched lhe faintly Homicidal look he Sdes be- to tho houye I a} stayinz in. And
ncw heichts. mumble olfhand an- foro him. Ho decides to make Another Fotingo Silva %us therc And Tamayo
sitrr} a8 Morales Jistens inlenlly- stab at levity Look, Ricardo " he 60)3 was there We tulked almost all night
"You don't really hare much choico, MTm upset that }6u and your men have about thc Congo. havc You
do Jou?"- he asks "I niean; You have Kept me Irom seeing onything about change? Je there something
tnv &uvs who dont havo any ideas and tho Just-game ot Warld Series Jast Branch stops becauge 0I what he sees
don t have any backbone, right? And nizhl on Mloralce' Iace:
neither one 0f them can command any- ~The World Series,' he say8, his cyes 'You are Jying!" he explodes ~I have
ting or 5 ansthing; 80 ie_doesn opening wide "Let me tell You about never heard 0f Ricardo Morales! This
miako anv diftference: righl? Ae least the World Series. It j9 just Joke tho Is' the first time have ` ever miet You,
that 3 what I &et Irom Tima miugo- world ereryhere: the Reds are win- and it is the first time you have met
xine ond the Yankg are losing!" Mo mie } Understand ? 1 have never geen
Inelin tries t change the subfect rales breaks into loughter: Something Jou before In my life' }f YOu say dif-
She asks Morales about his position in sneps in the reportcrs and laugh ferent you are Iying! And, bad thinga
tc DiSIP and Feta no response Sho too, uncontrollably Fear floats out 08 huppen to Jiars!"
mentions Morales' nephew, whom) she their niouthz and feel better; Inclin comes lo Branch'$ rescuc: "[
knois in Mliami,and Morales parries the Brench wades in to reestablish con- have seen jour picture_ she sa93, "and
remark: Suddenly 9 coud cumies acrosz tact: "Lcok, Kicardo, he says gamely, Fm sure who You are. MI sou te wot
his fuce "Icxn"t kelp thinking this is some kind Morales, then what is your name %"
What's the wnatter with you 2" he 0f mistake_ 1 rant lo be straight with "1 don" ansier Dersonal questions;
dentanda aren't YOU caling? Ilo You. AHl "m interesta in is the Diur Morales s8y8, sniling, trying to look
pcinbs down at the dry Wast, which dcr o Orland Lclelier: Thats Ihat [ shy_
Branch and Rothchild have bren pick- camie donn herc {or #nd [ want _ ~[think mashe you figure there s
nt like wafilers at Communion 14 He" the guS who blown up in Jittle sp5 conspiracy herc Kranch ob-
~Aren't 50" hungry?" Washington, right?" Morales breaks in: ~~Surves; stabbing in-the dark' "But therc
Branch ncls yes; Rotkchild nods no. "I think [ Saw that iu Time:" isn't John and I are old friends, but
~You told me sou badnt gotten any ~Thats right: He IAs blown up right Tc just met Hilda yesterday: She is
breakfast, S0 I give Jou breakfast; around the corner Irom m)y apart- inlerested in Bosch and his Iriends be-
Mora Jeclares angrily, Faving hib mene cause 0t the bonbing3 in Miami and
arms "If you are nol hungty, Jou are the Cuban plane: We are intereeted in
liae 3 What 's the miatter ivith youe" ther bccause 0f Lctelier. The three 0t
The renorters are exasperated. "Wa u5 just happened t coine donn here
are afrid and confused suys-Inclan, on the same plane_
~becaitsa noboily Ivill-tell us why this is "Oh, really says Morales dubious
happening 'to ts. I 'am 0 rerorter like Jg. Guess you are good frjendg wow:
all the other reporters dowin here: "I guess we gone` throush some-
want to interview Orlando Hosch like thing togethef_ 'says Rothchild:
I did once before #Now Sou omething {n com-
"Never heard oc hin, interrupls nion, he nods, Ieigning tenderness
Moralea He gives us an exaggerated #Let'8 see, rhat else is there? Have
snrug and 0 quizzical look: you]aI} been married?" The reportera
Inclan shakes her head in despair: nod_ Iow about divorced ?" 'The Te
~Ok conte O1: You testifed against hin} porters nod egain. "Once?" nod
cighe Jeear3 4g0 in Miami amil now he'9 egain:
thc nnst Iamous prisoier in Latin Morales holds UR three fingers: "I
America. He's in sour jail have been divorced' three tintes, he
'Did he mnake Tinto magazine2" asks say3, "atbrr Iour kids: I haven't ' scen
Morales thent in seren years." This hanga in the
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~I Fuars [missed it, Jn)9 Moraks "Do you miss tliem?" asks Inclsn
Ho pauses; then `turns t Incliin: You "Not the children, Norales s0ys
shuld not tr running erouml Asking 8 sottly. "Juse the wires sumetimes.
nuany questions; he &ays #ternly: You don't misg much: You know 1 haven't
ar KTOWAJl; Women should ba 0} #lept in ftro Ycars The reporters Civa
hone having babico und Inaking thcir each othcr signitican: Icoks, Ike shrinkg
nen happy Aathirg else." stending primal-therapy scasion.
Jnlin is runlad_ 1 ran work 03 wc)i [{You nrf soing t0 kick: us Out ol
0J miost other rcporters;," she 8494 thc country You #hould ot rast let 0a Morala shnlr his hrad"curously call Out fami}ios, Inclin 00j3. #Uy
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havq orminlments and thcso Toplc Ao hour Iater. Morale? 3uddenly Aind about #hat mc mrht fnd out
don"{ uij' Wea whero #e 0ta. Mhy nobaiier his entite ozie Sorxo 6: kia I( 16 cScr Fct out o( Fu dukchos
cant JoU tct "3 miake at Iast Omu men KTab (hto rjrrttdj' guilsps an: 02)9 Ikranch: 1 thick *ary j:" thc
phuno calll" ~anis Others tale o9 (or Wnknurn Iact that 'this terrorist" j8 ozranired
Moreles has shcd his meluncholy anl dertinations Thr Ttat {al: in 4rod intarnatinally. Fosch Muto Jsound on
slippad inla new prrsona, Ma ip (hr ~omTitr and Morala3 rads (ham Illcgal rassprts and has {4nc0 'und-
reker You ro rckl, he Emyx 'I call briskly out the dcor: ransinx dinners Iith supimsec} Tc necl:
thrm: Anyosly Yuu ent Teil me who Rothchild fcres thsy hove just able rerrlc in Iots of counfric _ He
Yuur opixinkments pre with Hlo rulls enouxh time wv make thc %en a.In Richt suprorad by bt least par af lot of
oul 0 Fen inku Ilash. Kranch blinka He t Miami thzt he hid sren posted on Eorernmigns. And &his stutr Jcls crosr
is strrtled by ow fas} Alorales move] bobrd some (ime earlicr. He Fc1;s63 1n nationa}_~Cabons killing Chiteens and
and how fiercely he 8n8p8 tho noint rnd coming &nd Jecls sot.le relie{. But 10 Sorth_ Now Iook 0: ho Venezuela
dorn: #hen lho entourage en}erres On tho air- fu in; Kt' s kind of an cnfrcpot Ior e9-
Tho reporbdJ Rlanco knowingly at porl s main concuutse, Morales turns crybody on all sides The rorrrment Is
each other; They sharo rision of toward the exit Caracas, not In 2 rea} pickle: It bes t alonc
Morales haulinx ihcir contaets doivn t toward tke plaries: sith tho military juntas that Kavc tak-
DISAP's welcom:: wagon: Wa're not that "1 thought You rer: putting u9 On en over most 02 Latn Amcrica and it
dumb they think: the nlane; s93 Branch: #Whero are elso hag t along with Castro This
Incliin tells .Morares to call her editor sc Foink? country is flled witb kefe#ing Chilena
at Tha Miami Noius BaCe; serious To the other . Rinrt; 60y3 M6 exiles ard richtwing Cusaa enles"
coil Mor $ 'e gpeils out the nanie letter ralto. Hi8 mind js clecrhere Letelier is buricd here, Fhih is tilt
y Tetter he writes on his napkin Mhat happens v Gc mal0 0 {uss t6 the Je{t, but the pecple Fho helnad
Jike schoolboy taking down hls home sken Jou:- put %8 Qn ihe plare?" In- conspire to kill kim might well &e right
wotk: He is pulting uhi ahow. He clin uyks (hat then?. In the DiSIP; whicb is full 0. Cubens
Jooks &t Branch Morales' face is Lunt but breakg-into like Moralcs President Parer (Carloj
"Tell Orlando" Boech it doesn t look 4 tour-Guide smile. "You wil} either Andres, o Veneruela] has Kis own
49 iL 490 be able to make it this trip; 'leave Venezuela . nice and Jittle Wutergate here; because his 9em
Branch suy1 "He'8 in the DISIP pris or He pauses "Or sou will leave Fovernment is tangled WP wiua both
On: nice an4 happy:" He delivers tho last the terrorists and tc 'anei-terrotists
The reporterz gisgle, bub Morales Jine with 2 liit, as if making rhyme: This whole country is Iike tinderbar
deadpang: "T-o-k-] O-r-I-a-it-d*0 1he reprters absor5 the menacing The Govcrnmect is making little ges-
Bosh smile and fall silent tures to both siies, trying t keep the
You've gpelled Bosch WIong; say Several 'cars screech up to the curb Jid on
Inclin 'It's Ro&ch_ Once loaded, they.take of at tho" usual "Okay," Branck continues "Let's
'[m sorry; 80y3 Moralea: torrid pace: Braach feels panic open- assume that Morales i? not tootlezging
Morales keeps writing: You are trandoors under his lungs and he us out Of the counlry on his on7. That
funny one; ho says jovially. He looks leana over to Rothcnild_ Holy shit seens stupid to rie. Let'3 assume that
up. Anybudy else? John; he whispera "I don"t think there at ieast the people in tnc interior
Yes;" S@YS Branch: He has been 6 unother pirport jn Caracas " ministry kno1v tbat's foing on: And
trying t think of one of his contacts After racing quarter mile donn Jet's assumie ther're afraid fet
jn Venezuela who would not hxe vul- the road, the cars tur abruptly into into the country and fnd 2 strt that
nerable to Mornles but # hoge clout parkng lot The reporters are baftled goes Bomlething Jike IXTERNATIONAL micht impress hini, nanie is & risk, 'by the rush and the short-trip but Tec TERRORIST ORCA iZATION HEADQUAR-
but he decides to tke one "Tell the ~lieved to be stayitg near" the airport; TERED IN VZXEZUELA OPERATDTS MOST-
~govemor of Caracas that I won' b They fgure they are headed {or LX CUBAN EilES ;SITH CL ARD FRI TIES
able to Bee kim . Hig name is Diego plane Ironi different' direction, but ~ENEZLELAN GovrrxMEAT PLAY7NC BOTH Arias. Do' you know him?" Morales leads them through another SIDES: Anc we,g0 on to say that Basch
Branch Studies Morales Ior 8 reac miaze 0f corridors and into a new hold- has brought a lot of Latin 'gorcrments
tion bue there i3 rione: room: It has big waiting area around t0 his position, which is that it's
with, two rooms partitioned off Outhe better to trust each other than t0 trust AIter bretkfast %3 the procession goes side. The doors are metal with no te CI.A Now what I'm saying is that
by a pay phone; Inclin suddenly an- handles. lock from both sides 8 story like that would fealir scteT UP
nouiices; Jike to make one call to Morales vanishes lesving Kmulo the Venezuelails, expecially if jt'$ feshed
the American Kmbassy." She breaks and El Largo io charge Romulo s 0j14. Is the last tbing tha gorernment
and marches toward it, the frst fingertips do push-ups on hig desk here needs right non_
sign Of overt resistance_ Bforales Ihile he Jooks on, stone Kaced_ Roth- "Sa what side 1 Morales a9k,
freezes Branch and Rothchild Iith 0 child Gets lhe impression that Romulo Rothchild.
malicious glance and walks with I;kes to stare at-blank walls more than 4I think he'a on both Sides, say8 shaking his head. Suppor goons appear at people. El Largo, who Seems to be & Inclan:
Jrom around cornerj: They seettt Fer notch abuve Rimulo in the pecking #Ithink $0; too," says Braneh, "just
Jazed. Morales fingera his walkie-talkie. order, Inoves into one 6{ the partitioned like ,tle `government` Morales js in the
Inclin gets to the phone and seatts officej ard stay9 alniost continuously on underworld of both sides ' Tumbling for Venezuelan change and the phone: He reminds 'the reporterg o Indlin thinks Ior 9 moment' ~There'$
her phone numbers Morales leans up his presence Irom time to tme by only, one big. problem; she seys "Kf
againgt the sall near the phone: Hc loudly sucking phlegr uP his thes're' s0. a[raid ot 4 storys, Jike that,
Jooks amused. His body secmg to t witch spiny nuse; shy do ihes let" other reinrtera slay
Jittle under his suil 48 J( he_ pight After about minutes Branch 'and just tthrow u3 out? Whr do thes
need some exercise: strta pacinx away Irom Romulo pick on uS
Branch and Rothchild keep telling "Goildamn it;, Branch spurts " don t I don' knov, Branch sighs "I
themselves that Inclin fa niaking think we kno1o cnoug} about Morales don" know much abut the corresnon-
{utile gesture, but admire her_ to make him d all this He's going M dents here. Theyrc getting wme' stuf
She # Koe niore kuts than We do" lot of trouble (0 sta| W3 Of {rom oul but mY impreasion is that] they
#hispers Rothchild Venezucla, but it dorsn" niake Jens0 corer ninc countrie} and just " in for
Branch and Rothchild watch her litt that he m Quld do it just brtausg we thc coups and carhquales That still
tho phono {rom thc cradlc, bue they know #ho hc is. doasn't make us 30 speciel miarbo
Jon t think shc has tho change or the 'Why not ? askg [nclin Re Are 1o Morales- WFe Knot him. He
numbr: Shc 1s Dettoua Slta Jcoks 0 Becu us," sJy8 Rothchild, *ohat wc Knows Helda Knoms 0 lot obout Rorch
Aoralas in the facc, #hich Is probably olready Anow i, going t0 rOmc out anx; and Memi connections Hc tnoms mn}
Inisuuke. Hla stares a( hcr, ahakes his way i( hc Kickj u} out Gf Lhc Gount;y- prctts denlr inl thc CLA.
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cutn Trjt mby have bn tco much Am Brax > hudldla nith Irclin: Thcy the mi'alla 0 thc nccno, lorl inz {ilo th, 10.
Ior Rir D' ulc changed Ieh UX 0 tKo 9 nd #Rr. Thc ai {ru,t dusrtur ut" a runntny Ol
doa % Anvw . Maybo 10 txinks wotro abitiun {hcir _bulllr W tho sur- Then nul dwrms 0( Visip Mcn CI_:" prx of tko berdara, Aj) huvc Mrn in pljin clothes*0 Icv rcpriecntativoo
Pushic? al}]alunu: Sudalcnly thcy Jr0 Srum aboct four_dileient mixiijly Jo
Swords 0a t8o Ruavay ehcir qujffy ruaninb 04 in "ront 6{ uchmrtls, Irantic jerp drivtr . ^irlino
El Larso_Nia Up [ko threo' pauports Lhcm_ El -Larso dorsn catch on richt aueholittes.pilots aud Grouml-row Mra
o7 Mcil s dcjk and pvinus them Amay bul h? Anows (hat ehatever tho mnnel ali Frowalick around @ walch
eovan 8 Jied_dour Je balin rportera #ane t0 it must be tF, 0r take parE in the nc[iun. Cumalge
~Vamox " ial} ho m>L wrnk {hinx: So hc starts running attcr Jools skywanl; lhinAing under prcmsure,
The nxt:y] , dour is unlockal by FI lham; ytilnx ~Stop Branch nnd and Frts his iden. Why don"t you Ict
Larso ,:4 unse again the WISIP cor- Rothchild &:t Zho double alass door with Die S0 0 ieh thesc @conle?" ho nuky tho
JP7+*:> nowkere. They ex Inclin un4 E} Larro and ihc amy just pilot "I( [taAe thrmn t0 Miaml, guar-
cort lile reprterj Conn a;uther stair- behind J1 Pour Oue onto the run- antre there` won'€ b any Iunpy sluf
(348 and caf torard an immigtation Ty to; &0 zurious look:-o hundreds on your_plana Kothchilil thinks thiis V
stll in Harto rolm thae 3 cninpletely who arc lired up,to_ on the plane; %ittc-ironic The reporter cumo down
isolstal-It i$ a busj Part 0t the day-at For '65s8' timo-since tkcy lpded , 'to igrestigiite one, -Rliang Evmbing and
8 major aizpor, but the DISIP Keeps Jn Vancruc{a,Inclin i3 visibly Upset Tlufn undef guard: 86-that ihay eant
fnding &4 eropty halls and empty She fushts out t the iine o passen: one-of-theniSelvej
Toom; t0 sick reportera Gers; sctexmingin Spanish and English The doean"t Uhink i0o much o
Sometzite aSout epproaching thip that she is Woman reporter whose Camarro9 idca "Do gou havo U.S.
immigtacan stall, which is nof attend: dignity Foy: Been trampled on by tho wisa ?" he a3k9 Camergo. "No." "Then,
ed. and koowing %o, will pass 'throuxh: secret-police; The police, eho aro mass- do you know What will do .to You
jc and o0 4" airplane and" not 6nd bhina-hcr In Kfrater Tiuuibers tkan when yiu 6 Niami Much'+Wotea
Leteiiar $ Qurderer Starts to gplviniz?' ever belors; don"t know quito -how to than.rhatevet-Joo hafe done toehem_
Branch: Tere is passage to&0 desl withi thii Tho pazsengeri dont hera t Cnmnateo " dgpon" $ 'lite_tbo way
through and El Lorgo is motioning know whother-to accept her a9 & Juqatic tkae_souinds; He scrops thi Rlan; and
tbem to wali 62'-but Brunch j3 traveler D Rom they don t want wieh ` the ~ceptain returns to the plape:
tbesc visiors 0f thc-bombed 'car outaida them: on tHa plane; or_ to believe what Tho _reporters aren't SWjO of Vaat
nis, apartrent and be,iS Fetting mad she js saying' Ihich" would be unpleas they havo just done; They havo #cored
Tro msdtercho getsi,' the slower 'he ant Mosi 0f them Pretend that' nothing; 8 thcalrical 'victory_just-look around
walki "We ton" just get On this Js happening-and Fo on UP the ramp: at all these car} and soldiers and dis"
plane;" Fe saya to Kothchild: 'WVe Have , Branch;, 'nieanwhile; his planted himi- tressed oficials _bui they don't like tho
1o a€ Ieas: do somothing ' He and Rota- Bclf On the stiir) that lead to the {ront prospect uf lunch with Ricardo Morales:
cbild; and then Iadlin,behind 'them;` g0 - cabin 0f thc Plane '-He js` sitting down Nobody seems to be running to call the
into a -stall _ not, #complete stop; but and His hands are clenched to the rails Amtrican Embassy or any other opt
ttey are slowviaz @ way dowvn Mora e; Jike a Quaker chained to the Whita side help, 50 the plan is a qualifed'
migkt hsre' ciamped down OH1 this" Jittle House {ence_ Rothchild is Sitting On the fiilare:
irsurreczon in & second, but El Lurgo steps just below Branch; and-they are The three 0( them -head-back to the
seems merelv asitated. He is getting in surrounded by a brizado 61 rcia passenger" line; ivhece 'pebple -are- stiil
{ront of t5e rporters; pleatling and forcements; the swurd . company: Tlie joading, and start writing phone.num-
beggi:g, pulling with his armJ 0S if men in .brown uniforms have circled berg on little scraps of paper__the numn-
tbey are all connected by an invisible - tkem, and they swordb few gre . o _ editors in_Jiiami, frienda;
fope: inches out 02 their long Scabbards ready". and eien niother? Ehey erishaadig;
Ip -complede exasperation;_he statts i6 Hog-Stick Rothchild #nd Branch' into: them . out to: boarding Paissengers; Tte
Sputtericz thzeats %f you don't move the airplane Behind them oficials and reporters are received in' this efortlike
tbrough Rere; I an} going 'to use fha police Beem to Be poufing out ot tre Salyation ` Army coilectors at tha race-
jozea Tvo 'guards g0 running down door3 -ant oficial jeeps are screrching track Only 4 few of the pagzenzerJ ac-
~to ue ecd cf the roprt apparently to g0 Up and screeching %; and Romulo bas tually take the notes, but just to make
fzd tho {orts, which; turny Out t be even Showed xip #gain Bure, the DISIP people are picking
{our joung sc'diera in greer fatigues The captain of;the airplane;, Vene them off at the higher end of 'the line:
and paratzooper bobts ruelan, cores down the game rap on. Some pagsenger? ever go out 'of their
Tith tre arTybehind `them_ the Te- which Brandh and Rothchild have becn way to hand over 'the notes, with 0 porters conrinie teir ghufile move doing:-tbejr sitin' &pd he-haj # scowl air 0f having done_their-civic-duty: Ite
ahoad; 4 f86 feet indione bangs-back on hizlince Vcnezuela hA9' cnougt" trou- deveiops ~into a Kind `of_Axserably_Jine;
T@en t86 nembers of EKeared {orceg ~Ble dezeloping tourisi and here, is Bis notes 65 aad 'notes out, tne DISIP
Rius.-tto 'DISIP - people surround the plane 'being held eP and, hiy passen- gcon9 collecting just as ,Iast a3 Inclin;
stragwler; Pedding him . along, while geps" last memory' 01 Venezuela will: bo Branch 'and Rothcaild can scram
one OE.ike other two breaks away to 'the these goons' 'With swords 'and blackjacks_ Jt jx- now; .wich the . plane about' to
gtne sfot the straggler just' vacated: prodding Americans p 'the" ramp: He close doors_ that Branch comer up
Out ot h piciize Mindow the repore Steps over Branch and goes-right down with inotker_plan: one, leave Kxvo:
era can S03 tke plane being gassed up ' to the huddle %f gecret police; where ihe Branch i9 hoping be can break tho
Ic is VAsi the Veaezuelan airline: current brainj 0f the operation, Romulo Morales-logjam and get 'ouit 'into friend-
and bot Pan Am Inclin Snally ex and El Largo, are 'standirg: .The cap Iy territory, where his contacbs are
pressing somne Parinoia herselt, say3, tain proceeds to chem them out,- tell waiting to help him: Inclan speaks the
~WVell 867 ould bblow uJ up -On the them-tbat ,hey 'are idiots to 0 showv best Spatish and geems the most adept
Plane; bit wouldn"] sacrifce 2 @ike_this,and taat he, wili-not take' Pas at hendling inspectors and bureaucrats:
Verczuelsn plano They dont hare that - sengtis on Kis airplane iI ihey are They wili stay and 'Rothchild is chosen
maay of {Ser loaded by 'Iorae The Jecirity risk,-or to lcave. Branch remind: in Tront
Tkey Fzvc been dregeing On this one thing '[ thene,prople are tbat dan: ~of thc sword brigade; that he is an "ex;
Mukk Jor aliost minutes no#, ati gerous, then why shouid they be' Aying Pectant father;" but Rothchild needo no
5a0 sce the busload9 0q tourists e*pna on kis airplane 'encourgement Hc instanlly calls {or
beinz Ausaed back cut Irom theit vaca- El iargo and Rbmulo don' quite the captiin and explains that he-want:
tio.j4 Tbe are stopping at the know how to handle this sudden obsta- 'to on thc plane. The captain hesi-
back sbiraey 0f the plane Then cle They Ect 9 !et _-taik-this onc-over- utes tken agrces, and Rothchild Tuns
Branch &ets his idea. "In here where buddy loox on their faces and Go into 0 Ior the staira As he passes Branch and
txere is notody W gee us Io can do huddlo with tLe captain: They also d Inclin, Bracch sticks onc pnge 0[ pkone
much; he tals Rothchild. "But Oue Ser * even Hisher bority, brcly numbr Jn his pocket and, 8J di-
there; in {ront o all those tourists To cop named Camarso, wko is wearins version-ry tactic, clumsuly sticka onoth-
(40 Jomt0 Kelp Lfs &0. Rothchild shore-sledva shirt Camarzo arrives In cr note in hij band; #this 0tc in Iull
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ricd 01 la,(9m ^s Iko Pori M U9 rownt an Qmnrto Dr 28i rin} % Uka Hi, Ilps daot In_
er (risking Reuichild; ikg irond 'Doly Too'vo monl Llt (a Tho rrrortrn 0nc airergion; and Lho upact Tom: 0f his
B triumpnanuy conismtad TloJ don ( Ruddla and "} unbl #'8 of {he Iront borih 'Slanls in the olter; makjng
know that iE SqjJ ~Jo Morran] on iL cround. Camana -looi, furious and 00 I Braneh thinks Cmirfo. must
Tt- oamo 6{ (hs Kreat Cincnnali jc tk 0 coxninard M hts Falkic-tolki bis tarth Ke inches B70 Irm
cnd baxman #ell 50 somewacro jolo tha Man The nlaue stps irmrialrly end Rimulo gntil ho js almnost 'Ia Idelsa b
DISIP 6la sius ,In lha Inisldlo of &At aicstrip: Ca-
Halfway uP {o Tair: Ro'Achikl marrc 77 ~rol: tliLur; tha reporte? Tirca hourz later; Camargo smmors
00136} Une Ue Prrsurc Res somnchow concludo_ The GJine flwrd by inche two recorters 6 odio Jlcr
baen rovera; Ehal Dom the DISIP At blufli Soes 03 fwr nearly an houra Moro consulbtoa_ with Crntrul Co-
wanb @ Kerp Rin cn tho ground Sev ncas.-Onlyy oo tAing bae changed ho
s5i Cops ar folloving him 0s I{ they Gmargo MarbaU x graciously: Both their tijor havo
Fajle to ihesd ind' sop Rim at Llte Branch and Itlsa aro sprend-enclad barn oflicially re7etad; they a5 Or
door. He' acurrjes inside thc plano and against lhe back-decr cirninga o tho dered W leare Gt 'thrce-thirty. Tbo r
rushes back lo 8 srat; ther-Ara sfill tol- Eoon cac, Iacing ather; when the porters ast why;and Cama[ro sbrp:
lowing him Ho Heshis s23t belt buckled jet finally takes 0. Thcy have held this Tithout warning; ta sesaion 6 io-
almost beiore Hij-a9 hjis UHie sposition (or thc latt ffccn minutes or trruped Fhen 070 0( tho JOpASCr
and tha ttvo" 80f3 Teach opt 'as if
Stic
M 50 0f.the caland-mouse E4me The Totr Soons'stroll; in and hapds C1mi5so
him, then chango their minds and ot the Jet engines sb 0f 'tremors io brand-new Jim Paimcr basebal1 glora
ebruplly lenro tho aircraft But they Branch ? &ul' and he is Aorded Gith re ad 0 bor of.six basebella Tlo Tepore
quickly retur They'tell Rothchild in & Jiet; He feels teara tellins UP ers ar8 Astoniched " 3
very Iriendly tone that his {rends Romuio is no5 pexring hii Sup ~Ezcuse ; We; 5wo Camargo; Exo
down on tke ground Gant t: bavO = tucked; insida ` his jpants at the ~navey bzins 'to]Found hjs ` fst ju the Derv
word with him and thet he better un- His turileneck is_sntted_ with" sieaz elore Ho iS beiiniing:''He and Brancb
bucklo-and"come doivn-Rothchild I s6 He and Camaree "nd" te head bine;; strt; talljng: ;basebaf; Wica Ktir
agieated beliovee theti ' Ho geti, ; Jeck min eacetate-ehcit Tudzing a64; ~acred Incita 'tanslating Boud fo
far a9 the plano entrance sbo , tp o and: extra? crord in behind them' The Iormed:-Camarko kbs Byanc}' poppd #i
tho staira; When ho hears Bronch reforteri -talkino' oiet "tHe' nobt' ot tha_ Sst jnto tha glove:
"Get back " Re wuwly'-over 'st0t- car; decide that -the plebe Kill Rot b camargo is now-expansite" 4s {{ the
srdess on the @ay tohisteit " calied back , They Et in the car. Romtilo Teportera : Treto Suests-in his bome He
The-cop3' are not.through yet-They sit8 nert to Branc"a @omargo bkes 3233.,he' knojs 4 Jot ibout" tho_Uajtea
return with another ploy: Rothcbild haa tha front seat They Of dowvn tho States and: FaJks OVGF to & corner rbere
not filled out the necexsary papers and runway with other cars following: there is & stack o ffamed- diplomes &
he must Teturn to an Oftice jq ehe:air- How #} jt tKe the plane t the_foor: He Aips shrough them and
port "Are you.sure ihia isa* 4 tfick? get-io Miami?"_Inclan asks Cimargo hands Branch diploma Irom te U.S
Rothcbild aska)~No; no" tridk Just ~Alittle more than three:hours; 6a53 Army School of Special Warfare 'It is
procedural matter. Rothchiid telly' Camargo "It has to stop in Mara- signed bj General. Josenh W. Stiloell,
thein be-isn't moving an inch until he caibo Commandant Then hehands- Branch 8
tlks to the captain _ Brarh shivers end asko. Inclan to; crtine te from-Lhe-[atcrnationat Police_
Out his little window, Rothchild seea iranslate; the Spanish to uiake sure hc Academy, 2 training school Ior tho
further agitation.on the runway: They heard right world $ policenten: It has closed aftzr
have .brought up car jAnd' they are "I thought you said it Was & direct dase of scandal. Braneh wonder3 jf all
trjing to Torca Branch and Inclan to aight 1 Migmi Indtin/63y3 in dis- tbe DISIP goons have been trained by
Get into it,Camargo is failing his arin: beliet 'the Agency; he rould Iike to rueet their
Jike 4 giant windnvll; 'determined to Get #Itj Roing direct to-xiari, Jejiora: " American contacta:
eil three reporters together On or 0ff replies Camargo, ~but it is stopping i Rothchil] ias landed 'in Miami : Hc
the_ plane: The ~reporters are equallv Alaracaibo: Goes straight'to The `Uiami Aqend
dctermined m split up: Branch and The reporterg discuss with renewved cauScs an uproar Tith his 7105. Tke
Inclan keep Camargo that they borror the fact that Maracaibo is still tzitors therc have -been. worried:bout
will ` not `move from the runway unti} in Venezuela; enrision the DISIP Inclin since ske nxissed her check-in
the' plene takes o. They rant to stay people pajing_a call o3 Rothchild Ca- call six hours ag4 The managing edi-
jn plain view of a)L ihe passengers;
Iearing that the goons will Srab Koth-
child once the other two aro sifely out
of-'view_ Branch and Inclan` Keep' en- couraging,each other and making jokes
@bout:how incredibie #l the' coininotion
Has becoine. Workmen, in grange suits
sro crouched in_the Shade; smokinig cig;
aretees, Ond several hundred Gawvkers
are spread ou} in semicircle like Iaus
in the bleacher
Camarpo tries' a wbol} string of
tricks io Branch and: Taclan'out of
sight WVill thev ntove into the airports
please? No. He goe3 ofr into a huddle
and comes back Ifill they get in the
car S0 they can get out of the hot sun-
No IVill they get in tBe car.if he piont-
ises thev can watch the plane_ Iron
there} No. Aftcr ono huddle; "Eho-Jnood
changes and sovcral Boons Bwing' Iittla
brown blackjecka Branch and Inclan
sy 0 prayer, {eIuso to niova and waVe
o tentatiously at tho airplane Tho
zoons shove-and menace but then €o of
sEnin: Rbmulo counes back with his Gum
palled , lokinz, like craxed assossin
Camargo s0or.Sank him back to {ho
goon huddle Jzo plano starts taxiing "Any saggestions On rho to Qet rid o}
continue4
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tor caito the American Emesjsy in Cx stiko scietly ag4inst Castro ur Pr r waid /l coul Ir handle. Tho
Tacus aad lifts"it Ga tho Etoun Ith R Soma"ol thei Wprg "o#icial" ter- REI. on the cast woub atii
12
rjze Tho cnibassy promnises t invoti- rorists, Iho wowld sloically acrcpt lunx their oin naothers it thcy hnsl Wy Tlic
Ksjo inmclaeely: Rothchiid brgins to jil scnftences rathor than Trrral tettoisls hnd threuirnrti tu Kill 20
reromidar bis vicws O0 newsp"ptr aui- Ci.A; screl Now they Vrro no loncer FWI: "%em: Tlc Ifurcnu Ind (wo hun-
torx olicial: dtrvtncents uii lho casc: It BJ} tha
Cumarko comes into tho holding room Rothchild was back Kome in tho Er- bigeest think % t0 #.U!S
rearing the look o 0 man who ha? juse ercludct On Monduy he saiied Cho Hhnt aboul the Agcncy?* askad
accomplished somethinz: frst of several phona calls Irom 0 man Branch: "Ltok, I dun think the C;IJ.
Your visas bern ofBcially con- Identifying himself 39 0 "consultant to had anything t do wvith thexo murdera,
fscatcd;' he announces tho fovernment of Benezuela Ile pue the terrorisu aro uing their old
Tho, reporters look o} him blankly. wanted to givo' Rolhchild somo money CLA. connections In moro ways ean
"Thaes ncwv about that? ask3 India wu writo about Rothchild? backzround_ one: The Afcncy is In Bind: Jt has
"You have had Chem all day.' weird, thourht -Rothchild. "'Ho ber 'createrl 4 monster: 'Thi whole wvorld gf
#ow are permanrtly confs gan to worry- that 'his trin to Caracas sccrtts in Miemi has sturned upsida
catcd_ 359 Camargo. Hu showva them would: Iollow him: dorn Dut ]'l bt thosc 'old Proii over
4 naw Venczuelan 8e3l staniped on cach Press reports Krom' Ventzucla quoted at the Accncy aren"i-abrut to pacrifco
Ore Over the seals, someono Baj Interior ministry 'oficisis in. Vepezuela theif security And secrecy t help solva:
Bcrawled u" Viso fuo ropocada 94 'sayinx. that - Ricardo forilvj "did mutder:
Delore tho reporter? have timo t0 f8+ not cause the ` expulsion ot the Ameri- Propner said ho wa; getling coopergr
pr8 oot what tbis signifes,, Camafko can journalists: In an" ofcial state tion, rerins oLslubt in Iacl Braoch
Gives tha order to move out: He Jey3 tho ment on October 26 tho ministvy said asked him to lst it Ask them Iot
plane 6 Jaia Tho Eooq squads ml Morales "does not (even work Ior the theic file wn Lvis Fosada; Re' Said. "I
Griali-e DISF: Know they'vc got one un him; Hle 'camo
Joclin-cxplains' t Eranch- thst'they 4t7 JAY-later,/Brench 'receivad 'into the . Agency Athiough itio MRP:
sre:ia 'big trouble: Evea j[ Cxmefeo" Ietzat '{Foi' tomeono in Venezuoh who before th; Bay o Kigs Ask tia Agency
%65 thetu 80, "S8a"-Boys; cotld B W1} working 0n tha tertorist network: what ic-hBg about Posatla s involvement
stopped ten Ieet outsida tho airportand Ic (a110 by messenger end read like wich bootles ausayinatiun attemtpe
askal {or their paper conld 6o Sherlack Holmes; Tho Bey_ to this - againse Castro In 1965-involvias a 6uy
slappad ia prison for tho - 'fovocalo Op 'thins; _rhaievet g MIgrakes, -and namerl-Ilerminio Disz Diaz Ivas cabgtt
their passports: For-tho arst tima they the ta hitz @3 3omnething Fou-already and Kilied in Cuba Now, 'il the Agency
are pot on,solid legal ground Branch know. It seems that something 'he once doesn't have ohything 0 that, tbey're
shake) bis head wearily end tells Irclan told you or knows you knowv will click just giving You Jt 0 smoe: (Po
they bave lost a.round of hardball Mith Something you Would be likely to sadi 73 ihe Cuban- detective Iroxm the
follow 4 triumphant Cimargo hear here; or woul:l reveal 'something DISIP-now held by the DISIP Ior tho
t the Plane here, that he didntt want out . Think" Cubani de Aviacibn bombing.)
Branch-wvent to se0 Eusene Rroppes, Propper agreed: (On 0 later vitil,
Epilogqa Nloro Pay Pbones" the ` #ssistart U.S; ittorney in charge Propper would -gay. he way Eetting
On October 24' tIo dayj alter tho re" ot the Letelier investigation Propper Agency cooperation but declined to give
porters left Caracas,- Deputy Interior wantel to know about the 'Venezuela Branch 'ony detaits)
Minister Marco 'Tulio Brunicelli talked trip because he was thinking of going On November 4, the- State Dcpart
with the preja to clear Up the matter. there himself 4he leads pointed tnere; ment responded to Branch's request for
Brunicelli: `said Hikla Iniclan bad ar;' he said. He asked questions about the position stalement on the Venezuelan
rived carrying documents that"did Got Cuban terroriats. Braich outlined what exptlgion, wvhich the U.S: Einbassy in
contor With national norts and 'he knew. He took 0 rcading of Propper Caracns had been investigating: A
thit "ske wvas cordiaiiy asked to Jeave and wvas satished that he wanted badly Siate Department representative read a
the country because 'it js pecessary to to golve the case; Brnch only-_worried portion ot ^ presg briefing a3 Iollows:
corply witb Oic: lawa As {or Branch that were boih, ` Y4y avet their Q: What did_ he' (Branch) Bay and
ard Rothchild; Jie declared 'that they heads' His worries, siyrocketed when what'3 the State Department going to "expressed solldarity Iith thoir col- Propper Bsked to see copY o[ Tha do about il?
leegqe_And_ Jecided_ to Jeave the coun- Miami Nswss which contained articles A: He describcd Itho dealing? he and
about Morales and tha Venezuela trip-_ two othera had with tho Vcnezuelan
That sam0 dxBrnchsg 8i31"- Eenpea Knitted his eyebroris and- authorities et Maiquetia Airport when
#Zt5 {Cabap" 8ouike5 782N64141 ;tna ` Not? a9; if -it tere - they arrived ehere_Jast _ week Im noe
'out why fiorales, Had tured on, *im moon Fock: Something gare Branch going to discuss detaiix o what he said
Ho receivel worse ihan &-cold shobldet einking , fegling "The Neict -apd - the That Would -be Ior him + d0 " II ' Ho
end some %I bizbese Cuban Irisuds toia Hotaldsin [inni havs #tirtgl @ot 0t Fishes Qur Embassy ha5 expressed %@5
bim_ t'~tay- &ue 0t Miami The {ost! stus bout tertorsts; Re iYou 'concern @ver this incident to the appro @5al veter3os 3} the CiA;Z-people "bave &l1 that, don't you priate Covcrnmenl OI Venezuela . om-
sho had Bpept yeat+ denouncing end "I dont think we' Get Lhem, eaid ciek 24 excoting tertorists 0 dettitiat to Propper_ FAn; toiir later; 36 Q3ilided roman "tne. enti-Castto' causernow SuPportd "Yon t have them; Branch' trom the State Department called back;
tbo terorists and expected' pothing bue pleaded Propper nnde & couple of Un- "Hs. Branch, she said, ""Im aIrjid
oppqaition Irom the Agency: Jou Buccessful -phone calls around tbe Jus- there'9 been a mistuke- That brief-
dont help the,go0d people fgkt Castro " eiee 'Department and said he Yould that was just read to you doe3 not
'said one old CLA Cuban; then 5o Havo these newspapers Irom the Library 01 constitute the department3 public poai-
to help tke bad Ones do iC There $ noth- Congreas 45 soon a9 possible: tion. It io+a cuideline_
Jeft but terrorism - Brancb_ 7d Branch knev what it must be' like to "What is a guideli ne?"
stunocd By how Fapidly the ant-CIA- cali the police station in tbe middlo %t & "Itvjs $ policy draft setting out whal
pro-tertorist ' trend had progressed jo robbery Bnd fnd its' phona disconnecled: the piople hcrc afe authorized to &ay io"
eren .the fwjo' yest? sirco' ho had lefr Ho ,rorovered and . ofenad t do: any: regponse to inquiries" What yop havc
Miami Cf_. loyalists gere now j0 very thing he t6 help; ewc0'to &0 badk therc ij what We would Said nad
stort] supply. The Ient" defectors wero 6 Venezieli wo bren]_asked_ But it is not what wc Cobans Wacso Jacret historiea stretchad "Ive only Eot one major reseriation," hare said publicly. We have no record
back: t tha Fiftiea and Sixtiea, when he said, 'and tkat i tXe informant 0l being asked on lhe record, although
thcir aoti-Communise movement Was in Problem: You havo to rely on the F.B.I_ soro rcporters may have inquired
the American mainstrean Tho CIA and tha CIA. to inveatigale and tha rarely, in which case Je wvould have
trained tho Cubans to work by steakth {act is that most of -tre suspacbs and respondad according to the guideline."
t lic, smugzle wenpons movo illorally likely Ritntjscs ar oid CI anu 'So what i tha Stalo Department s
Io and Oue ot countries, mako bombs FBI: men 0< 8o080 srt Position, tben?"
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Tho woman tnt 05 6 Or- fn" 50 aent_ replicd that m TI po Pm
many word4 that State 07} holding of tho Burju} JT nirical sld
steady ut an expnession' 0( (tisarra Chere, and ciar furthcrtave &be FEL
That a[tcrnoon Branch ptet with did "ol Him jurisdictkn Iv suh
Propper and the snior FBI e5cnt O Lrip. Hc ouuined thc soirctiors
the Llelicr cass Tho a8e01 703 con" iho EBL: and CHA 4 URej #ppb
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~incingly debrtinaa W slvetko mur cniqi' that a1t %orh dantaiie thd jater
d8r8" Brancb ,ketchad out-thit hekacy netionp) qriminul_lnd ielaed 6 0
Again , Zhe aBent "dvead Ainnitrongiy national 'sczurity-Ji addad 1p t.eh
inott ttufa to Venerucla abberving 22, but it;gid noi desuoy td a9epty
that the DISIP was-prIactlr. Capable coniidence '
of shopulp-8iai hrnds ier Branchk- coniuencs; bourtrr 9r tnua 0 daie4,Vonteudins AiA lv.{Ho-waj just ofering *d cbot %
"12s vearyii 753 n aden4 Ha' Gouldtegain' :ghaa' 0 cal Qne tarouga
Kep the EB L myo R9ts6uci; {6t' Ptopper Tho asent-baLeexaitad
6ry Tho-na Gma "1 : Wiieston-i6 . "Und ,abked -Branck" tojeriase Air . 0e'
order check ine trerise ; toldagta tho WBy dut tha door; Brand orerketad
Othcreite Wachineon Soul cridually the- taluiation: ~I3 0t j4, Jezg;
tutn #wtMiahii; 47' Mjani couly turn 'eskad Propper; ~Ligten_araqcacier
icto Beirut; Ifom @ pay__phoue= Okos: GryyJe.45
Branch agteed and ,asked it t %BI; nunibet_ 6 Jaatler Ees
piapning -p trip to Vstepiila; Tbo ihero and [@cll 5op,
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