Chapter 8 Summary

Bourne, calling himself Cobra, visits FTC Commissioner Albert Armbruster and discovers that civilians have taken over the once clandestine military organization known as Medusa. He also notes that the members of the organization are afraid of a sudden interest into their activities. Although there is still some military connection within Medusa, there appears to be effort made to weed those members out. Alex, learning all that Bourne has uncovered, thinks the matter has grown too large for them to handle and wants to turn it over to more powerful people. Bourne threatens Alex if he does, because he thinks Medusa is his only chance of smoking out the Jackal.

Bourne's next target is Gen. Swayne, who lives on an isolated estate in the country. He spends quite some time reconnoitring before entering the woods to breach the estate's security system.

On Montserrat, the...