Mark was positively sobbing. "Mr. Wade… Doesn't mean I have to shoulder the world's outrage? Blackwater and the Maldivian government are going to want me dead, and society will condemn me—"

"So what?!" Charlie shot back. "At least you and your family are alive! Otherwise, you're all going to die, with you in particular dying infamously! Because everyone knows you led this terror attack! Work with me, and you just might salvage some dignity!"

That was when Bernard raised his hand. "Mr. Wade? I'