Summary

In Chapter 45, when Martín learned that Valdespino had taken the prince out of the palace and that the two had left their phones in the safe, she commented to Garza that it appeared Valdespino had taken Julían as a hostage. Meanwhile, Fonseca got a call informing him that it was believed Langdon and Ambra were on Kirsch’s plane headed to Barcelona. The unidentified caller ordered Fonseca to find Ambra and bring her back to the palace by force if needed. The caller asked Fonseca to limit the collateral damage but that Langdon would be an “acceptable casualty” (317).

In Chapter 46, a ConspiracyNet article indicates the number of those following the Kirsch story has risen from three million to more than eighty-million.

In Chapter 47, Langdon doubted that Julían had anything to do with Kirsch’s murder. Instead, he believed Valdespino was...