Charlie Thorne And The Last Equation

Charlie thinks through Einstein’s decision to leave the clue inside the Sherlock Holmes book. She believes that Einstein must have made it possible to decipher because he hoped “whoever was clever enough to find Pandora would also be intelligent enough to use it wisely” (261). She wonders if, rather than some specific clue inside the book, Einstein had intended the decoder to consider the character of Holmes himself. She recalls that one of Holmes’s most famous lines is “It’s elementary” and suddenly understands. She rushes to Milana, saying she knows where to find Pandora, but before she can explain, Mossad agents appear and place them under arrest.

John listens to an encrypted radio as the Mossad arrests Charlie and Milana. He had hoped that the Mossad would simply kill them. John calls Alexei and tells him that the Mossad has Charlie and Milana and that he must intercept them. He also lies, telling Alexei that Pandora is in London and that John is arranging their flights. However, when he is off the phone, John continues with his plans. The Furies have been useful to this point, but he no longer needs them.