something was horribly amiss

 

-------- (excerpt from All The President's Men, Woodward and Bernstein.  Simon & Schuster) ------------------

        The call clearly was a mistake. His friend was displeased,  even angry at him. But what struck Woodward even more was how frightened Deep Throat seemed.  The fear had been building, but Woodward had not recognized it until now.  

Only a part of it was personal.  It had more to do with the situation, the facts, the implications of what he knew about.  Woodward had never known him to be so guarded, so serious.   At their last meeting,  he had seemed weighed down.  If Woodward was reading his friend right, something was horribly amiss.

        Woodward told him what he and Bernstein had heard from the Bookkeeper about Magruder and Porter.

        "They're both deeply involved in Watergate," Deep Throat responded.  He sounded resigned,  dejected. 

        Woodward asked him to be more exact. 

        "Watergate," he repeated.  Then he paused and added, "The whole thing."

        He confirmed that Magruder and Porter had received at least $50,000 from Stans' safe. And Woodward could be damned sure that the money had not been used for legitimate purposes--that was fact, not allegation.  That was all he would say.  From there,  Woodward and Bernstein would be on their own for a while. 

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