Chapter 29 Summary

Seamus and Michael travel to Georgia to meet with Augie Jackson. After the war, Augie worked for the CIA. He tells the O'Rourke men that he thinks the person behind the latest murders is Arthur Higgins. Higgins was involved with the murder of some French politicians many years ago. When Higgins was being considered for the CIA directorship, Erik Olson objected and blocked his appointment. Higgins was eventually forced out of the CIA, because the Agency could not control him, and he and Stansfield did not get along. Augie thinks that Arthur may have had Olson killed out of revenge. Augie says he cannot take his suspicions to the FBI. He believes that if he does, the FBI will not be able to catch Arthur, and Arthur will have him killed. Augie is also bound by the National Secrecy Act and cannot give...