Chapters 18-19 Summary

The old man from the cemetery calls Skip McMahon and leaves a recorded message that states, "Special Agent McMahon, we know you have been placed in charge of investigating the assassinations of Senator Fitzgerald, Congressman Koslowski, Senator Downs, and Speaker Basset. We are sending you this message because we do not want to fight our battle in the media. We suggest the President and his people follow suit. We are in possession of several Stinger missiles and could have easily blown Marine One out of the sky this afternoon. You can tell the President that the only reason he is still alive is because we did not want to kill the Marines and Secret Service agents on board."

The message also warns that if the President continues to ignore the assassins' demands and lie to the public, the killers feel they...