The first part seemed easy enough to pull off, and the germ of the second came together as Gray filled Dean in on how the FBI had traced the money that had ended up in Barker’s wallet. The FBI director laid out the various theories the bureau was exploring: (1) a legitimate or illegitimate CIA operation; (2) a political espionage and intelligence scheme by people associated with the Republican Party or the president’s reelection campaign; (3) a Cuban right-wing mission; or (4) some kind of setup by a double agent. All seemed likely and unlikely in their own ways. “We just could not see any
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