Now, Backman is living in Bologna. I find out that the CIA is going make sure Backman is killed because he possess secrets that could compromise the national security, so the CIA goes under cover and leaks out information to the three countries, (Russia, China, and Israel), regarding Joel Backman's where abouts so they can lay eyes on the country that kills Backman due to his unwanted knowledge of this satellite. Surprisingly, John Grisham takes a rest from the suspenful action and actually gives the reader a chance to get to know the main character. You discover events from his past about his experiences in the white house and his sadness after he was convicted because he felt abandonment from his three children who left him when the scandal broke. But so far, when Backman gets to Italy, he is really enjoying himself which I would've thought the opposite. He compliments everything about Italy: The food, the language and the lovely scenery. So for a second I forget about the undercover spies coming to kill him. He now has to learn the language, where he is forced to attend this Italian class and has changed his identity. If a person asks him something in Italian, like the difficulty he faces of ordering food, that he doesn't understand he can't say anything in english so he must either nod his head or speak Italian like the Italians. Grisham choses to take a break from the action for a second so he can excite us towards the end, making the story a good ending because the ending of a story or how the story unfolds, must be interesting.