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“Well, to coin a phrase, all’s well that ends well.” He handed him a SIGABA printout. “This came for you.”

“I can’t read it in this light.”

“Then get in the ambulance. In the back. There’s a dome light. Lights.”

Cronley got in the back of the ambulance and found the dome light switch. Dunwiddie got behind the wheel.

Cronley looked at the printout:

PRIORITY

TOP SECRET LINDBERGH

DUPLICATION FORBIDDEN

FROM TEX

VIA VINT HILL TANGO NET

0710 GREENWICH 4 NOVEMBER 1945

TO POLO

INFO COPY TO VATICAN ATTENTION ALTARBOY

1-IN DC 0500 GMT

2-DEPART FOR MIDLAND 0800 GMT

3-ESTIMATED DEPARTURE FOR BUENOS AIRES 1600 GMT

4-ESTIMATED ARRIVAL BUENOS AIRES 1200 GMT 5 NOVEMBER

5-URGENT YOU BE THERE TO MEET ME WITH BAGS PACKED FOR MONTH AWAY

6-URGENT YOU DO WHATEVER IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THE JESUIT AVAILABLE TO ME ON ARRIVAL

TEX

END

TOP SECRET LINDBERGH

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Cronley folded the message and put it in his pocket.

“I don’t get that back?”

“I’m considering showing it to Major Orlovsky.”

Cronley then handed Dunwiddie a large manila envelope.

“One good turn deserves another,” he said. “This is for you.”

“What is it?”

“Fat Freddy Hessinger’s step-by-step instruct