"How're your chances?"
"It's all reversed," Lennox said in a confused voice. "We started where most chases end and now we're working our way to the beginning."
"Like running a movie backwards?"
"Exactly. I used to wonder what happened to those people who had to marry each other before they met. Now I know. It's exciting, Robin. It's wonderful, but it scares hell out of you. Christ, love is mixed up on The Rock."
"You got that from Kit. His favorite theme: Life and Death on The Rock."
"Death," Lennox repeated. He took a breath. "No. Three down. Three to go."
He departed.
He talked treason with Ned Bacon and made peace.
"I'll back you for director, of course," Lennox said. "And I think I've got the lever you can use to pry Sachs loose." He told him about Robin's adventure. "All she has to do is report that to her union and Sachs is through. It's your ace in the hole. My contribution to the conspiracy, but don't expect anything more. I've got these letters and threats hanging over me."