Uzi presses the issue and Gabriel agrees, provided that Eli Lavon is sent to conduct his countersurveillance. Gabriel is reluctant to undertake any operational functions because he is in Italy under an agreement with the Italian government that specifically prohibits his doing anything but restoring art. Uzi goes on to describe the Russian journalist's murder and explain that the editor of his newspaper named Boris Ostrovsky wants to meet with Gabriel specifically. Uzi tells Gabriel that Ari Shamron is worried about Gabriel's security and also that the Office would like Gabriel to do it a favor. Gabriel travels to Assisi, Italy to meet with Uzi Navot. While he is working on the painting, he is summoned by the Office for a different mission. He is restoring the painting under an agreement that justifies his presence in Italy. The staff does not like him Gabriel is on his honeymoon with his bride, Chiara. Erasmus by Nicolas Poussin for the Vatican at the Villa dei Fiori in Umbria, Italy. Gabriel Allon is restoring The Martyrdom of St. While the concierge and the afternoon manager are waging a campaign to encourage him to move elsewhere, he is murdered. He is there to learn about the activities of Ivan Kharkov. A Russian journalist checks into an elegant hotel in Courchevel, France.
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