Chapter 18 Summary

Buck is immediately uncomfortable with the idea of becoming Steve's replacement. Steve goes on to tell Buck how big he thinks Carpathia is going to become. He is sitting on the next big thing. He talks Buck into the position and promises that Buck will always have access to Carpathia for the hottest news. They turn on the news and it appears that there is an attack on Eli and Moishe at the Wailing Wall. As the attackers approach, they are killed instantly. Eli and Moishe continue to preach.

Buck leaves to meet with Hattie. Buck gets Hattie a meeting with Nicolae and they go to the Plaza for the introduction. Nicolae meets her and gives her his card. Buck sees the phone number on the card and discovers it is the office of the secretary general at the U.N. He calls...