CHAPTER 46

CHAPTER 46

VICTÓRIA LISTENED CAREFULLY to every detail of the visit to the San Pietro in Vincoli church.

— So all I have to do is go to the Stock Exchange and see if the book is there?

— Simpler, impossible...

Suddenly, Antoine opened the door.

— You have a visitor.

— Say I can't answer right now.

— I believe this is a visit you have to attend to, it's Senator Hofma.

She looked at the monitor and everyone agreed that this would be an excellent opportunity to use the senator to their advantage.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE Senator, James Hofma, Victoria entered the premises of the New York Stock Exchange Custody Bank. A receptionist took them to the manager, who explained to them the procedure for accessing the individual safes where the most valuable titles and documents of the American economic elite were kept:

Once alone in the bank's armored basement, under the senator's watchful eye, Victoria typed in the password indicated by the group. Hofma moved even closer when he noticed the look of defeat etched on her face. Leaning into the terminal, he could see that the cursor was still blinking waiting for the last digit.

One digit was missing.

— This is not the password! — Said James Hofma, looking at the wheelchair user as he let himself fall despondently onto one of the seats in the armored room.