“They had to be killed, that’s all there was to it.”
GENERAL PAUL AUSSARESSES, “Algeria Special Services 1955–1957”
Karen tracked me down in between my taking a whore’s bath in the men’s room and attending the last briefing before we lifted off for Portland. The quick wash-up had given me my first few minutes alone since the helo had landed at the Manor and whisked the kids and me away. I needed the break in the action. Already tired and sore, the nasty session with Karras had overloaded my senses. I’d needed a few moments alone to refocus on the mission.
That came to a quick end when Karen stormed down on me, declaring, “Torture. Dick, you and Dahlgren tortured that man to death!” She was pissed and I couldn’t have cared a fuck less. I was in the mission-prep mode and had no time for bullshit. Danny Barrett was in-house and in the process of getting dialed in to what had occurred since we’d left him with a ton of paperwork.
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