Chapter 2 Summary

Again at sunset, in central Colorado, a Cobra helicopter delivers Edward McAllister to a super-secret governmental building. He has not seen security this tight since consulting with British Intelligence (MI6) in Hong Kong two years ago. He is astonished to face the elderly Ambassador Raymond Havilland, along with John Reilly of the National Security Council (NSC), present as a watchdog. Havilland sketches how the government needs McAllister's education and experience for a special mission. Details are given only after McAllister signs a non-disclosure agreement that subjects him to prosecution should he break it. Asked if he has heard of Jason Bourne, McAllister declares everyone in Asia knows about this pathological killer. Havilland stuns McAllister by claiming Bourne is a myth created by the U.S. government. The original Bourne was executed as a traitor in Vietnam and his identity is assumed by his...