Chapters 12 and 13 Summary

Bond goes into the conference room where Scaramanga's meeting with Hendriks is scheduled to take place. He gives the impression of doing his "job" as a security advisor, making sure the room is clear of listening devices, and then greets both Hendriks and Scaramanga as they come in. Both men look at him coldly, and then close the door. Bond listens at the door through a champagne glass, the open end of which he places on the door and the bottom end against his ear. The conversation between Hendriks and Scaramanga confirms that they both now know who Bond really is, and that Scaramanga plans to kill him that afternoon. Conversation also reveals how the men are also involved in an illegal weapons trade, are planning to get involved in the drug trade, working towards establishing a casino to get them...