Prologue
“If I gave you the African, could you take him down?”
“What do you mean, ‘give’?”
“If you were in a position to eliminate Philippe, i.e., you got him alone, could you kill him?”
“Of course I could. What do you take me for?”
“I’d rather not comment on that. Do we have an agreement?”
“Yes.”
“Good. Always nice to be of service.”
“You’re really mad, you know that?”
“Who says I care?”
It was clear both partners of the conversation abhorred each other.