EPILOGUE

THE PRESIDENT LEFT THE ASSEMBLY TO AN OVATION.

—Is that okay, Greg?

— I believe we will have a lot of work with the media, but everything will be arranged by tomorrow morning, Mr. President.

The President hugged him:

— I don't know what would have become of us if you weren't here, Greg.

— I am always at your service, sir.

— I would like you to accept a request.

— The answer is no.

The President smiled.

— You don't even know what the question is.

— But you already know the answer...

— Can I ask you a question?

— Of course, sir...

— What's the secret surrounding Mr. Leone, Greg?

— If I tell you I'll have to kill you, sir.

The president smiled.

—We've had enough attempts these past six days, Greg.

TOMMY LEONE'S WAKE was taking place with Katherine inconsolable, she believed that with the President's invitation they would have a new life, but seeing her husband's coffin being lowered into the grave having all the honors of a State hero was not enough.

— He did a great service to his country, Katy.

— I thank you for the opportunity you gave him, Mr. President.

— I'd like to offer you a ride.

She looked at Gregory Evans who nodded, but when she got into the limo, seeing Tommy she didn't know what to believe.

— Are you alive?

— No, Katy, Tommy Leone is indeed dead — said the president — from today on your new names will be Kenny and Patty Dixon and you will live on the West Coast.

— But did something happen?

Greg smiled and said:

— If we tell you the truth you will have to die, Katy, or rather, Mrs. Dixon.

The four of them laughed.

GREG ARRIVED AT BOUREAU and hugged all his friends:

— Anyway, it's over.

— What about Project Pandora?

— He died with Robert Payne, here is his diary, it was in his things at the hotel where he was staying in Switzerland.

Greg looked at Benedetti and smiled:

— Thanks again, Carl.

— You're welcome... let me get back to taking care of that poor Capretti.

— Haven't you gathered enough evidence yet?

— You will hear from us soon.

MARTIN WAS SITTING in front of his beloved's piano when Gregory Evans walked in:

— Is it over, Greg?

— Unfortunately it never ends...

— Are you going to accept the invitation to be the FBI Inspector General? We're talking about nothing else here at the bureau.

— I declined the offer, I don't like being tied to protocols, an eagle, as much as it thinks the nest is a safe place, its place is flying free in the skies of New York.

— When did you find out it was him?

— When he decided to take me to Washington and work directly with me and start manipulating the information, and another thing, you need someone very close to the President to put the information on his computer and Robert Payne would never have access to President Vaine's computer.

— It makes perfect sense...

Greg nodded.

— Well... I'll go, Alissa will be back from her trip in an hour.

— See you next time, Greg.

Greg smiled as he saw Robert Payne's diary on the couch.

— Good reading, there are some very interesting things in it...

CARL ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL and despite the tranquility, he saw two of Rodman's men leaving Tony's room and when he took his revolver, he pointed it at them and pulled the trigger...

It's empty...

The men laughed when they saw the Capretti hunting dog in that state.

— New York has a new owner, Carl... enjoy your retirement.

Carl went to Tony's bed and saw him lifeless...

I'm sorry, Antonio... in the end, things are always like this... whoever keeps pulling the trigger ends up getting stabbed in the back...

TOMMY AND KATHERINE opened the door to their new home and smiled.

— I still don't understand what happened, dear.

— You don't need to understand anything... the people who caused all that commotion are dead, our past is dead and that's how it should be...

He turned on the TV and coincidentally The Godfather was on...

— Aren't you going to watch it? It's your favorite movie...

— Not from this new life...

He kissed her and they went to bed to make love.

GREG OPENED THE DOOR AND Alissa Evans came in and saw that the house was meticulously tidy, that was the first time that had happened.

— Is everything okay, dear?

— Of course... except that we had an unexpected visitor.

— Who came to visit us?

— President Vaine.

— Kenan Michael Vaine?

Greg smiled.

— It's a long story, dear.

— I don't believe...

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Greg opened it, it was Kenan Vaine and his wife, he was holding a suit and his wife a box.

— Can we come in?

Alissa couldn't believe it.

— Of course, Mr. President and First Lady.

— You are more beautiful in person than in your pictures, Mrs. Evans.

— Excuse me... but did something happen that I don't know about?

Greg and the President smiled.

— Your husband lent me a suit and I came to return it and bring you another Freedom Star.

Alissa looked at Greg who said:

— I told you he had come to visit us...