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He answers on the third ring.

"Adrianos."

"I found something."

"That usually means somebody's dead."

"Karras."

A pause.

"You killed Dimitris Karras?"

"Yes."

Elena mutters something in Greek beside me.

Volkov hears her.

"Was that Elena?"

"Yes."

"She sounds unhappy."

"She was."

"Was?"

I look at Elena.

She raises one eyebrow.

"Stay focused, Volkov."

His laugh is brief. "What did Karras give you?"

I explain the reservoir, the shell structures and the live transfer after his death. Then Elena sends him the map showing the Crown-linked channels.

Volkov goes silent.

When he speaks again, the humor is gone.

"I've seen two of these."

"Where?"

"During my investigation into Evelina's father. Transfers that didn't belong where I found them. I thought they were connected to his betrayal."

"Maybe they were."

"Or they were using the same system."

Elena leans toward the phone. "How old were the transfers?"

Volkov gives her the dates.

She starts typing.