“You do need all the help,” Trautman said. “To be honest I was planning to come even before you called. He’s not in the service anymore, this is strictly a civilian matter, all the same I can’t help feeling partly responsible. One thing though—I’m not about to involve myself in any butcher job. I’ll only help if I see that this thing is done properly, to capture him, not to kill him without a chance. He might get killed yet, but I wouldn’t like to think that was the point. Are we together on that?” “Yes.” And he was telling the truth.
