Chapter 4, L'Ennemi Ecoute Summary

Chapter 4 moves the timeline back to where chapter 1 leaves off. Bond wakes in his hotel room. He has been in the hotel for two days and no one has attempted to contact him. He has spent the nights in the casino gambling and observing Le Chiffre. Bond determines Le Chiffre is an excellent and lucky gambler. While Bond is eating breakfast in his room, Mathis, the French agent, shows up. Bond is happy to see Mathis as they have worked well together in the past. Before Bond can greet him, Mathis stops him from talking. Mathis begins telling Bond about a radio he has with him, as if he is a salesmen, giving no indication they know each other. It is apparent he is undercover as a radio salesman. While in this character, Mathis shows Bond a radio he...