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By Way of Deception

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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 191his assignment, Hessner had gone directly home. When he wasasked by Kauly to give a report, he had given one completelydifferent from what really happened. The fact that he was notkicked out must have meant he had a good, strong horse on theinside, but he never forgave Kauly for catching him, just as Kaulynever regarded Hessner as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional.With Meir's visit so close at hand now, security was particularlytight. Kauly kept reading the reports over and over again, trying topiece together the missing chunks.* * *As <strong>of</strong>ten happens in such situations, Kauly's biggest break camefrom a most unexpected source. A multilingual and mega-talentedwoman in Brussels kept an apartment at the behest <strong>of</strong> PLOfighters seeking a temporary haven in the ongoing war againstIsrael. A high-priced hooker, she was an imaginative PLOplaymate. Because the Mossad bugged both her phone and herapartment, amorous recordings <strong>of</strong> her and her friends in variousstates <strong>of</strong> sexual ecstasy had become a favorite diversion forMossad <strong>of</strong>ficials around the world. It was said she could moan inat least six languages.Just a few days before Meir's scheduled arrival in Rome, someone— Kauly thought it was Salameh, although he was never positive— in the Brussels apartment told the woman he had to phoneRome. He told the party who answered to "clear the apartmentand take all 14 cakes." Normally, a call to Rome would not haveraised suspicion, but with Meir due to arrive and Kauly alreadysuspicious, it was just what he needed to prompt a move.The German-born Kauly was only about five foot five, with sharpfeatures, light brown hair, and a light complexion. He had a lowkeypersonality and was not given to trying to impress hissuperiors, which is why he was in Milan, a minor station, andHessner was in Rome.When Kauly heard the Brussels tape, he immediately called afriend in liaison, who called his friend in Italian intelligence, VitoMichele, and said he needed an address from a phone numberright away. (Because Kauly was in Tsomet [re-

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