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interrogators from both the FBI and CIA, as well as a host of American diplomats
had already paraded through the high security facility fifteen kilometers northeast of
Bern where Miner was kept. One Secret Service agent, even one as bright as the
Swiss realized Scot Harvath to be, was not going to make any difference, in their
opinion. Miner had said everything to the Americans he was going to say. WhatтАЩs
more, Miner had told the Swiss that he would become extremely uncooperative if his
government let Agent Harvath anywhere near him. He even threatened a lawsuit of his
own. During the rescue of the president, Harvath had beaten Miner almost to death.
Miner still bore much of the trauma, including not only one of the most severe cases
of arthritis the Swiss prison doctors had ever seen, but also extensive nerve damage
throughout his face from HarvathтАЩs having shattered his jaw in seven places. No, the
Swiss were not going to let Scot Harvath anywhere near Gerhard Miner. Even a
direct appeal from the U.S. president, Jack Rutledge himself, had failed to move the
Swiss.
Had Claudia wanted, she could have gotten Scot access, but since he wasnтАЩt
cooperating with her, she wasnтАЩt going to cooperate with him. Plain and simple.
The thought was still lingering in his mind when the phone rang.
тАЬMueller residence,тАЭ he said as he answered ClaudiaтАЩs cordless.
тАЬScot, itтАЩs me,тАЭ replied Claudia.
тАЬHi.тАЭ
тАЬHi.тАЭ
An awkward silence followed.
тАЬListen, I want to tell you IтАЩm sorry.тАЭ
тАЬSorry for what?тАЭ he asked.
тАЬThings havenтАЩt been good for us.тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩm sorry too.тАЭ
тАЬYou know I care for you very much.тАЭ
тАЬI know.тАЭ
тАЬItтАЩs justтАжI donтАЩt know that this is going to work out.тАЭ
Even though he knew what she was talking about, he still had to ask, тАЬYou donтАЩt
know that what is going to work out?тАЭ
тАЬUs. A relationship. We went through something very difficult and very dangerous.
It brought us together very fast, probably too fast, but our lives are very different.
You have yours back in Washington, and I have mine here in Bern.тАЭ Then came the
dreaded, тАЬWe can still be friends, though, right?тАЭ
Scot ignored the question and said, тАЬClaudia, why are you telling me this now, over
the phone?тАЭ
She was silent.
тАЬClaudia? Are you still there?тАЭ
тАЬYes, IтАЩm sorry, I was distracted. Things are very busy here now.тАЭ
тАЬYou still havenтАЩt answered my question.тАЭ
тАЬItтАЩs been moved up.тАЭ
тАЬтАШMoved upтАЩ? What are you talking about?тАЭ
тАЬMinerтАЩs case. His attorneys made a motion to the judge that we thought we could
knock down. We failed. ThereтАЩs a preliminary hearing this morning and Miner will be
present. With the trial moved up, I am going to have a lot of work to do. IтАЩm going
to be keeping late hours and I just think maybe we should stop things between us
now.тАЭ
Harvath, usually never at a loss for words or a snappy comeback, for once in his life
was silent.