Chapter 9

Frank was driven to the Veterans Hospital, by one of Tony's men, carrying his armload of paperwork. He disappeared into the bowels of the building, and briefed his handlers on the progress of the investigation. He was thankful he did not have to monitor the bugs that he planted, because the traps he left in his room, to see if it was being searched, were often found disturbed. When he advised them about the engagement party, they asked him to wear a "Wire."

"You are out of your fucking mind. First, I am not going to be invited inside. Second, if I am, I am going to be searched, over every inch of my body. If they find it, they will not only kill me, they will kill my parents."

They showed him the wire/transmitter/battery pack they wanted him to use, and how to assemble it, and use the adhesive."

"Man, this is going to hurt!"

His handler joked, "Only when you laugh."

"That is easy for you to say.&quo