She was the prize. He wanted the throne. Only one will win.​
MEMORANDUM FOR PRESIDENT STANLEY
FROM: Richard Lawson
RE: EVE — SIX MONTHS, NO FIX
CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET / EYES ONLY
PRIORITY: FLASH
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Mr. President,
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The hunt is in its sixth month. That is longer than anticipated.
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Watkins took Eve off the grid. I have been on them since. They are no longer bouncing. Current picture puts them in the Indonesian archipelago. The net is tightening. I am close.
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Do not read the delay as loss of the asset. Watkins is good at running. He is not good enough. Eve did not vanish. She was moved. I am in the right water now.
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I will not put a grid reference on this channel. I will not discuss method. I want a face-to-face before the next move. After six months in the dark, I am not handing this to a committee.
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I will bring her in.
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I will not dress this up. I am angry. I am embarrassed. I have not completed the order I was given sooner.
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I request a face-to-face. No further cable traffic. Assume Watkins is not the only one reading our mail.
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Awaiting your order.
Lawson
Top Secret Briefing
