“And did he? Bring her here to embarrass Adeyemi?” Lomeli hesitated. “I don’t know. He certainly asked for her transfer to Rome. But he said he did it at the request of the Holy Father. Maybe that part is true—the Holy Father does seem to have mounted some kind of espionage operation against his own colleagues. I found all manner of private emails and telephone transcripts hidden in his room.” “My God, Jacopo!” Bellini groaned as if he were in physical pain. He threw back his head and gazed at the ceiling. “What a devil’s business this is!” “It is, I agree. But better we clear it up now, while
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