Chapter 11 Section ten

"This sucks." Decker listened to the weary voice of his boss on the wiretap phone at the multinational real estate consulting firm. "It's horrific and horrific that so many people have been killed. Thank goodness it's no longer my responsibility." Decker was stunned for a moment before he understood the meaning of this sentence.He sat up straight and gripped the microphone tightly. "It's not your responsibility? Whose responsibility is that? Is it my responsibility? Are you going to pass this responsibility on to me?" "Listen to my explanation."

"I had nothing to do with this. You sent me here at the last moment. I told you that I thought the operation was going to be troublesome. You ignored my advice and— " "It's not that I'm ignoring your opinion," said Decker's boss. "McKittrick's father took over the job and he's in charge now." "what?" "He's in charge of this operation. As soon as he got a call from his son, he mobilized everyone who owed him a favor. Now he's on his way to Rome. The time he'll arrive in Rome is..."