commandante rocher assures me the guard is doing everything humanly possible to find the prefiriti. what if you were to begin in their absence? (chastened, but not he's be concerned about the public dimension. people will think- i'm afraid that's out of the question. cardinal mortati has insisted this entire matter be kept internal. his final instructions before sealing the doors were very clear -- no outside communications unless absolutely necessary. as you say. yet, technically, now that conclave has begun, it is his privilege and duty to control public announcements. i've drafted a short release about the incident in the square, but any other statements are specifically prohibited. for that, the cardinal has asked me to remind you -- we have a chimney. eminence. there is a growing fear that without the four prefiriti, a two- thirds majority for any candidate may be impossible. unless -- it is the recommendation of many that you ask to be removed from your post as great elector -- i demand to speak to the camerlengo. you bastard! you sanctimonious- you bastard! you sanctimonious-