Chapter 9, The Game Is Baccarat Summary

Vesper tells Bond the story of the Bulgarians who tried to kill him this morning. They apprehended the third suspect at a road-block. This suspect confessed and they learned about the operation meant to kill Bond. The Bulgarians received the bombs from a Soviet agent and he assured them there was no way of getting caught. The Soviet agent told them the blue camera case was a smoke bomb meant for cover and the red camera case was the bomb. It turns out the agent double-crossed them. Both cases were bombs. The Bulgarian killers attempted to set off what they thought was the smoke screen and it exploded, killing them. The French authorities do not think there is any connection between these men and Le Chiffre.

Vesper then tells Bond about herself. She is personal...