The Jackal Page #2

I prefer non-US equipment,

single-parallel system.

Available:

Yugoslav 20 millimeter 19/55 cannon.

Too heavy.

Available:

Polish ZSU-33 electric, 14.5 millimeter.

Cyclic rate:
1,400 rounds per minute.

Interested.

Effective combat range: 3,500 meters.

Muzzle velocity:
1,700 meters per second.

I'll take it.

Cost will be $200,000, US.

Transfer of funds in the usual manner.

Half now, half on delivery...

...to the following address:

Letterham Shipping,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

...GIH 876.

Client name:
Murdock, Charles C.

"What are they planning?

Why is Terek in Finland?"

"The Americans. Kill. Example."

"Jackal? What Jackal?

It doesn't make sense."

"What are they planning?"

"Who are you?"

"You f***ing Jackal."

"Why you hanging around? Revive him."

Jesus.

Drug-assisted interrogation is

perfectly legal in matters of state security.

Unfortunately, Mr. Politovsky

had an undiagnosed heart condition.

He said, "Jackal"?

Does this mean something to you?

There's supposedly a killer for hire

who uses that name.

Several assassinations

are credited to him...

...but we've never been able to prove

if he even exists.

From time to time, he was KGB asset.

- Do you have a name?

- No name.

Payments were made to the contracting

organization or a Hong Kong bank account.

No KGB member has ever seen him.

Do we know if he ever operated in the US?

No. But...

...Politovsky's briefcase

contained biographical material...

...on your Donald Brown,

Director of the FBI.

Jesus Christ.

This guy's going for the gold, huh?

- Get him on the phone for me.

- Yes, sir.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Purpose of your visit to Canada?

- Steelhead.

Fishing.

Enjoy your stay, Mr. Hayslip.

Thank you. I will.

I'll give you a good deal on this minivan.

It's brand-new. It's fully loaded.

We've even got a six-disk CD changer.

I'll need your driver's license

and credit card.

I'll check this with the manager.

- Everything should be okay, Mr. Murdock.

- Make it Charlie.

- All right, Charlie. See you in a second.

- Take your time.

I want this op close-hold, no publicity.

Put a working group together:

State, CIA, Secret Service...

...Russian Embassy.

They'll have daily progress reports,

Major Koslova, anything else?

Since 1983, KGB provided funding

for five direct-action missions:

One bombing and four assassinations

by gunshot.

The Jackal was the operative used.

Not giving me much to work with, Preston.

We don't have much, sir.

Major Koslova's informers can't finger him.

They don't know who he is,

CIA can't track him.

Then what?

Using KGB files,

I've identified six operatives...

...we believe to have actually seen him.

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